Birthing means relating to or used during the process of giving birth.
The hospital has pioneered the use of birthing pools.
birthing in British English
(ˈbɜːθɪŋ)
adjective
used in the process of giving birth
birthing pools
birthing in American English
(ˈbɜrθɪŋ)
adjective
1.
of or having to do with birth
a birthing room
noun
2.
the act of giving birth
Examples of 'birthing' in a sentence
birthing
The contraction was easing; she was no longer writhing upon the birthing stool, no longer gasping for breath.
Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS (2001)
But you cannot be all eager yourself to face the birthing chamber again, Joanna.
Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS (2001)
Carl said he came out of his own mother, Ben's great-grandma Grace, bless her heart, and she was already dying from birthing him.
Elmore Leonard WHEN THE WOMEN COME OUT TO DANCE (2001)
All related terms of 'birthing'
birth
When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth .
birthing ball
a large soft rubber ball used by women during childbirth to give support and to aid pain relief
birthing pool
a large bath in which a woman can give birth
birthing room
a section of a hospital or an outpatient facility set aside and equipped for childbirth and usually simulating a home environment in which family members or friends may be present during the delivery
birthing centre
a private maternity hospital
birthing chair
a chair constructed to allow a woman in labour to give birth in a sitting position
birthing stool
a stool constructed to allow a woman in labour to give birth in a sitting position