childbirth

Example Sentences

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Successful childbirth depends on the uterus producing steady, well-organized contractions that move the baby safely through delivery.

From Science Daily

Marty tosses out the bald-faced lie that his mother died in childbirth with the nonchalance of ordering another coffee, before the orbital pull in the room shifts.

From Salon

It can lead to serious health problems including infections, bleeding, infertility and complications in childbirth.

From Barron's

"Both the experience of childbirth and all the follow up that happens afterwards are very, very different," she said.

From BBC

This wouldn’t affect childbirths if the propensity to get married had remained constant.

From The Wall Street Journal