childbirth
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Setting emotions aside, the timing of childbirth for older parents can stymie their earning power.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Diabetes UK says better follow-up care also needs to be offered to mums-to-be diagnosed with gestational diabetes in pregnancy because it increases the risk of type 2 diabetes after childbirth.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Back pain, difficult childbirth, dental crowding and sinus infections are not random misfortunes.
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
Both their mothers had died in childbirth, though from the stories the other women still told, Somkit's birth had been more memorable and involved feet showing up where a head was supposed to be.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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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
But that movement has been silenced as President Xi Jinping’s administration has tightened controls on civil society and promoted conservative family values in a bid to boost childbirths.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Couples can now have up to three children, and CNN reported that childbirths from unmarried parents will soon be registered with health care officials.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Two difficult childbirths, along with Dennis’s spending all day at the gym with his clients, resulted in a drop-off of physical activity.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2020
I remarked particularly the broad shoulders and athletic arms of the woman, whose many childbirths had left no traces upon her comeliness.
From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend