as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children
for her second accouchement, she was attended by a more sympathetic doctor
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childbirth
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The challenges Black women face during pregnancy and childbirth often reflect gaps in care that begin much earlier in life and persist well beyond the postpartum period.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement.—
Shoshana Walter,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Accouchement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accouchement. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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