birthing

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026

A buildup in pressure across the region is propelling wastewater up ancient wellbores, birthing geysers that can cost millions of dollars to clean up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Latina women, and other birthing individuals, who are 35 or older and going through the fertility process, deeply understand the price of time and the deeper cultural pressure that comes with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

“I be a fine midwife’s apprentice now. I know about babies and birthing, singing songs and cooking chickens, crying and laughing and reading.”

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman