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childbirth

[chahyld-burth] / ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ /


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Her father, a military commander, is killed by the British Army during the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th century, and her mother dies during childbirth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

By building those skills over the first year after childbirth, the team hoped patients would eventually feel confident arranging appointments, seeking primary care, and navigating the healthcare system without additional assistance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Sarah Anderson’s “darkly comic debut,” Joanne Kaufman writes, offers “matter-of-fact hilarity” as it peers into a future in which childbirth is one more workplace benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Nicola Rous-Morgan is a pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher and a trained midwife, who works with women recovering after childbirth, including those who have had C-sections.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

What if Emma did not survive this pregnancy and childbirth?

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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

To ration dwindling supplies, Muhanna said all scheduled operations were stopped and the hospital devoted all its resources to emergencies and childbirths.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 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

This publication for January, 1922, gives the results in five hundred childbirths, in which the mother's age was from twelve to sixteen years inclusive.

From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair


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