Definition of childbirth in English:
childbirth
noun ˈtʃʌɪl(d)bəːθˈtʃaɪl(d)bərθ
mass nounThe process of giving birth to a child.
Example sentencesExamples
- The risk for women of dying in childbirth is 250 times higher in poor countries than in rich ones.
- She now knows how her body responds after pregnancy and childbirth.
- Approaching childbirth from the angle of pain and surgery is innovative.
- Even if a delivery of a baby was successful, the mother could still fall prey to illness due to the lack of hygiene during childbirth.
- There is a persistent story in Poland that she died in childbirth.
- In the first 24 hours after childbirth, it rapidly drops back down to normal levels.
- Our refusal to allow them to work can also prompt them to seek rights through childbirth, he said.
- But childbirth is likely to have only beneficial effects on her physiology.
- That way we can both experience every single moment of childbirth together!
- He also delves into the dramas of pregnancy and childbirth in all their modern day complexity.
- Women had shorter life expectancies than men since many died in childbirth.
- Thousands of women are failing to return to the workforce after childbirth.
- His mother lost twins during childbirth and another baby was stillborn.
- I''m reminded of a pregnant woman in the very early stages of childbirth.
- Some women strongly fear childbirth, sometimes because of how pregnancy and birth are managed.
- It is the major cause of death for mothers within a year of childbirth.
- Massage during childbirth can shorten the length of labour and be effective as a form of pain relief.
- This will look at the availability of natural or alternative childbirth facilities in the town.
- I have always had a phobia about pregnancy and childbirth, the whole idea of it repulses me beyond belief.
- Her mother had died in childbirth and her father had disappeared.
Synonyms
labour, delivery, giving birth, birthing
technical parturition
literary travail
archaic confinement, lying-in, accouchement, childbed
Definition of childbirth in US English:
childbirth
nounˈtʃaɪl(d)bərθˈCHīl(d)bərTH
The action of giving birth to a child.
Example sentencesExamples
- Our refusal to allow them to work can also prompt them to seek rights through childbirth, he said.
- Women had shorter life expectancies than men since many died in childbirth.
- Some women strongly fear childbirth, sometimes because of how pregnancy and birth are managed.
- Massage during childbirth can shorten the length of labour and be effective as a form of pain relief.
- She now knows how her body responds after pregnancy and childbirth.
- The risk for women of dying in childbirth is 250 times higher in poor countries than in rich ones.
- I''m reminded of a pregnant woman in the very early stages of childbirth.
- He also delves into the dramas of pregnancy and childbirth in all their modern day complexity.
- His mother lost twins during childbirth and another baby was stillborn.
- Approaching childbirth from the angle of pain and surgery is innovative.
- But childbirth is likely to have only beneficial effects on her physiology.
- This will look at the availability of natural or alternative childbirth facilities in the town.
- Thousands of women are failing to return to the workforce after childbirth.
- In the first 24 hours after childbirth, it rapidly drops back down to normal levels.
- Her mother had died in childbirth and her father had disappeared.
- It is the major cause of death for mothers within a year of childbirth.
- Even if a delivery of a baby was successful, the mother could still fall prey to illness due to the lack of hygiene during childbirth.
- I have always had a phobia about pregnancy and childbirth, the whole idea of it repulses me beyond belief.
- That way we can both experience every single moment of childbirth together!
- There is a persistent story in Poland that she died in childbirth.
Synonyms
labour, delivery, giving birth, birthing