childbirth
Americannoun
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childbirths
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of childbirth
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at child, birth
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"I mean, maternal mental health issues are the most common complication of childbirth."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Setting emotions aside, the timing of childbirth for older parents can stymie their earning power.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
This tension between mobility and brain size has shaped not only anatomy but also social behaviour, encouraging cooperative care and cultural adaptations around childbirth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Baby Carrie has not been born yet at the start of the series, in part so the show could explore pioneer pregnancy and childbirth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
And that was the true miracle that night, the first of June—the month, as Magister Reese could have told her, named for Juno, the Roman goddess of the moon, of women, and of childbirth.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
It may be no accident that the recent plunge in childbirths began in 2008, during the Great Recession, or that it continued through the slow recovery, the pandemic and political disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Couples can now have up to three children, and CNN reported that childbirths from unmarried parents will soon be registered with health care officials.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Two difficult childbirths, along with Dennis’s spending all day at the gym with his clients, resulted in a drop-off of physical activity.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2020
Indeed, not every baby has a mother: before modern medicine, about one in 100 childbirths killed the mother.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2017
Were the resurrections as common as childbirths nobody would consider them violations of the laws of nature.
From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Robert Patterson
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