birthing center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of birthing center
First recorded in 1975–80
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Inpatient hospice facilities have the atmosphere of a bed-and-breakfast, or a birthing center, but for the dying.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2025
But Chief Compliance Officer Joanie Perkins is angling to add a birthing center, hopefully with doulas and midwives.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The twins pair up with a morally bankrupt big pharma family to open a state-of-the-art birthing center that promises to put the well-being of women and their children ahead of all else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
A former labor and delivery nurse from Boston, Mitchell wants to open Birth Sanctuary Gainesville, a free-standing birthing center for those who don’t want to have their child in a hospital.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
We met a nerve-racked Dad at the birthing center, which was nothing like a doctor’s office.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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