birthing center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of birthing center
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Inpatient hospice facilities have the atmosphere of a bed-and-breakfast, or a birthing center, but for the dying.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
Natasha Downing was planning to deliver her baby at a birthing center but her unborn child just couldn’t wait.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
But Chief Compliance Officer Joanie Perkins is angling to add a birthing center, hopefully with doulas and midwives.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
A former labor and delivery nurse from Boston, Mitchell wants to open Birth Sanctuary Gainesville, a free-standing birthing center for those who don’t want to have their child in a hospital.
From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022
Even if he weren’t, he’d been born in a birthing center, not a hospital, so there was no chance of an accidental baby swapping.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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