homebirth
Britishnoun
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the act of giving birth to a child in one's own home
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an instance of a woman giving birth to a child at home
a large increase in homebirths
Example Sentences
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The 45-year-old was delivered by homebirth at 295 West Las Flores Drive, where he lived with his mother until this week.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
What started as a blissful homebirth turned into an emergency run to the hospital where an epidural, heart monitors and Pitocin made possible what would have been — in long-ago days — pure tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
In the film, which comes to Netflix on Thursday, Kirby plays a woman grappling with the loss of her first child during a homebirth.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2021
Of course, there is nothing wrong with a site for parents who have lost their babies or had traumatic homebirth experiences.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2012
Gaskin, a longtime critic of American maternity care, is perhaps the most prominent figure in the crusade to expand access to, and to legalize, midwife-assisted homebirth.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2012
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