delivery room

NOUN

hospital room equipped for delivering babies

Synonyms

WEAK

birthing center birthing room hospital room labor room

Example Sentences

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Francis was in the delivery room shooting video, which was very unusual at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“My mother, my grandmother actually was in the delivery room with me and they had on like clown suits because they were ready for the party,” Drake said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025

"Instead of holding my wife’s hand in the delivery room, I was crouched on a detention center floor, whispering through a crackling phone line as she labored alone," Khalil wrote.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

It’s not like there was something about this particular patient that set her off, and it’s not like she was dealing with the drama of the delivery room.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2025

I went down the hall to the delivery room.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway