birthing

[ bur-thing ]

/ ˈbɜr θɪŋ /

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noun

an act or instance of giving birth, especially by natural childbirth.

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Origin of birthing

First recorded in 1925–30; birth + -ing¹

Words nearby birthing

birthday suit, birth defect, birther, birth family, birth father, birthing, birthing ball, birthing center, birthing centre, birthing chair, birthing pool

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If you focus on centering birthing people, it’s actually going to have impacts not just for those births, but longer term and potentially generational impacts in the community.
A San Francisco Experiment Will Give Some Pregnant Women $1,000 a Month. Could Other Cities Be Next?|Abby Vesoulis|March 18, 2021|Time
At first dismissed by traditional doctors as a fringe idea, hypnobirthing has become a more mainstream birthing technique, practiced through a variety of methods.
Marie Mongan, champion of hypnobirthing, dies at 86|Olesia Plokhii|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Then French obstetricians advocated that the method would reduce pain and create a birthing environment free of stress.
Are Water Births Toxic to Babies?|Brandy Zadrozny|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Richard Dawkins recently tweeted that knowingly birthing a baby with Down syndrome is immoral.
Richard Dawkins Would Fail Philosophy 101|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The refurbished private Lindo wing has the latest maternal facilities including a birthing pool.
Kate's Last Day of Work Tomorrow Suggests Early July Due Date|Tom Sykes|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She has been known to perform various magical acts, among them birthing a shadowy assassin that killed Renly Baratheon.
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 3 for Dummies|Jace Lacob|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Second, Tanzania has existing medical infrastructure that can be upgraded to serve as birthing centers.
Mayor Bloomberg: No Woman Should Die Giving Birth|Michael R. Bloomberg|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She felt like telling Wind Bends Grass to leave the birthing wickiup.
Shaman|Robert Shea
Hunt ducks in the fall, plow the land in the spring, help at the birthing of calves and lambs and foals?
Plowing On Sunday|Sterling North
The big sad eyes of it were like those of Maisie, poor lass, when she had the birthing that was her going-call.
The Washer of the Ford|Fiona Macleod
This one seems to be birthing the dictatorship of the intellectuals.
The Sensitive Man|Poul William Anderson
Had not Yellow Hair been in the birthing wickiup with Redbird?
Shaman|Robert Shea

Medical definitions for birthing

birthing

[ bûr′thĭng ]

adj.

Having to do with or used during birth.

n.

The act of giving birth.

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