birthing center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of birthing center
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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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
Natasha Downing was planning to deliver her baby at a birthing center but her unborn child just couldn’t wait.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
The same happened at Forks Community Hospital on the Olympic Peninsula last December, about 60 miles from the nearest hospital birthing center in Port Angeles, though the hospital is working to restaff the unit.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 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
Even if he weren’t, he’d been born in a birthing center, not a hospital, so there was no chance of an accidental baby swapping.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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