birthing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of birthing
Example Sentences
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It’s got a birthing scene like no other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The gas was released on maternity units when cannisters were connected, birthing mothers exhaled, and when the equipment was faulty, according to papers filed at the High Court.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Doctors at St. Louis-based Mercy, which runs birthing hospitals in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, began noticing an uptick in families turning down the vitamin K shot during the pandemic.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
I see her death as a profound failure of the systems meant to protect birthing mothers.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026
It be like knowing you can always start again, that you can always create and make something because you are made for birthing.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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