birth canal

American  

noun

1. the passage through which the young of mammals pass during birth, formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva.

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Example Sentences

And the reason is that if you’re not, you have an 85 percent chance of getting hepatitis B, passing through a birth canal that has the virus in it.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

When my kids were born, I’m sitting there with the boombox and “A Love Supreme” on for as soon as they come out of the birth canal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Caesareans are seen as essential for preventing obstructed labour in cases where a woman’s pelvis is too small, the baby is in a breech position, or is too large to exit the birth canal.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

This was thought to be the result of an evolutionary compromise so babies' heads could fit through their mother's birth canal, which would require them to further develop outside of the womb.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

"I feel like 'bleat, bleating,' but if Mother/Destroyer is going to be crawling through the birth canal of concertina wire, I don't want to steal focus, you know what I mean?"

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris