childbirth
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"I mean, maternal mental health issues are the most common complication of childbirth."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Setting emotions aside, the timing of childbirth for older parents can stymie their earning power.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
This tension between mobility and brain size has shaped not only anatomy but also social behaviour, encouraging cooperative care and cultural adaptations around childbirth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Baby Carrie has not been born yet at the start of the series, in part so the show could explore pioneer pregnancy and childbirth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
In 1804 Jefferson’s younger daughter, Maria Jefferson Eppes, died from complications during childbirth.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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It may be no accident that the recent plunge in childbirths began in 2008, during the Great Recession, or that it continued through the slow recovery, the pandemic and political disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
The fascination stayed with her through Princess Diana’s childbirths, her divorce and her death.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2018
Three childbirths later, she was diagnosed with near-fatal renal complications.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2018
Indeed, not every baby has a mother: before modern medicine, about one in 100 childbirths killed the mother.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2017
Were the resurrections as common as childbirths nobody would consider them violations of the laws of nature.
From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Robert Patterson