child-bearing

noun

1. 1. the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child

   2. ( as modifier )

      of child-bearing age

Example Sentences

Officials said Friday they would promote policies to help with the cost of child-bearing and elderly care.

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Women of child-bearing age are usually not included in clinical trials, which is why there is a lack of safety information for them.

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Proposals include giving mothers of big families "medals" for child-bearing or even paying new moms a $5,000 baby bonus.

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It has been reported this happened to almost half of all the island's women of child-bearing age between 1966 and 1970.

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It's a radical idea that includes not just rejecting marriage, but all heterosex and child-bearing.

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