birth canal
noun
: the channel formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva through which the fetus passes during birth
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Exercise also helps manage excess weight gain during pregnancy, which is linked to a host of issues, from birth canal trauma to more complicated postpartum recovery.
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Ashley Austin, Time, 20 July 2025
Her daughter got stuck in the birth canal for one minute and 40 seconds.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
In the delivery process, this in-between state is referred to as the transition phase, marking the beginning of the fetus’s expulsion from the womb and descent into the birth canal.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Pure, innocent, out of the birth canal Marty Short.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Austin, Time, 20 July 2025
Her daughter got stuck in the birth canal for one minute and 40 seconds.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
In the delivery process, this in-between state is referred to as the transition phase, marking the beginning of the fetus’s expulsion from the womb and descent into the birth canal.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Pure, innocent, out of the birth canal Marty Short.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birth canal
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“Birth canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20canal. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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