birthing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of birthing
Example Sentences
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The state plans to later expand to additional hospitals and birthing centers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Doctors at St. Louis-based Mercy, which runs birthing hospitals in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, began noticing an uptick in families turning down the vitamin K shot during the pandemic.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The city is ever-evolving, the past giving way to the future, birthing new guises and blurring the old.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
I see her death as a profound failure of the systems meant to protect birthing mothers.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026
"Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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