Example Sentences

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This wouldn’t affect childbirths if the propensity to get married had remained constant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

To ration dwindling supplies, Muhanna said all scheduled operations were stopped and the hospital devoted all its resources to emergencies and childbirths.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2023

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

But even if it were true, the amount of injury that can be done by contraceptives would be like a drop of water in comparison with the injuries resulting from excessive pregnancies and childbirths.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.