birthing center
[ bur-thing sen-ter ]
noun
a medical facility for the labor and childbirth experience in a family-friendly, homelike environment.
Origin of birthing center
1First recorded in 1975–80
- Also called birth cen·ter [burth-sen-ter] /ˈbɜrθ ˌsɛn tər/ .
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