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
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 the wake of childbirth, testosterone levels in both fathers and mothers briefly taper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"I was actually terrified of childbirth," Antonia says.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Another of the Lincoln’s sons, a toddler named Eddie, had died years before, and when Mary was just six years old, her own mother had died in childbirth.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
This wouldn’t affect childbirths if the propensity to get married had remained constant.
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
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
Ten years after discharge the husband, in answer to an inquiry, stated that she had been perfectly well and had had no trouble at three successive childbirths.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
