child-bearing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Officials said Friday they would promote policies to help with the cost of child-bearing and elderly care.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Proposals include giving mothers of big families "medals" for child-bearing or even paying new moms a $5,000 baby bonus.
From Salon ● May 7, 2025
Among them: Getting Californians of child-bearing age to fill out a new questionnaire to assess their risk of pregnancy complications, even before they become pregnant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
While the number of births fell to a record low last year, the number of women of child-bearing age was at its highest ever at 12 million.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
Even those who had been instrumental in getting the law passed now began to make comparisons between the position of the child-bearing woman under the old and new systems.
From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by Rodway, James
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