birthing

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The gas was released on maternity units when cannisters were connected, birthing mothers exhaled, and when the equipment was faulty, according to papers filed at the High Court.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Doctors at St. Louis-based Mercy, which runs birthing hospitals in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, began noticing an uptick in families turning down the vitamin K shot during the pandemic.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Just how far away is that birthing clinic?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I see her death as a profound failure of the systems meant to protect birthing mothers.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026

Or that’s what Mama always said about birthing mothers, and I think it must be close to the same thing.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron