as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children
in olden days many women died in childbearing
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Recent Examples of childbearing
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Women past childbearing years often see OB-GYNs less frequently.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Jan. 2026
That's because their children, who largely fall within the millennial generation, might be in the midst of their childbearing years.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
As many as 1 in 5 women may have uterine fibroids during their childbearing years — and those abnormal growths may have a connection not just to reproductive health but also to heart health.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Other countries have offered more robust programs to encourage childbearing and ease parenting but haven’t seen their birth rates go up, noted Michael Geruso, an economist for the University of Texas-Austin who hopes to see the global population increase.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Far too many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and the ubiquity of (necessary) two-income households across the land also disincentivizes the all-important social good of childbearing.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent dips in birth rates are due to declines in teenage pregnancy, and shifts to older ages of childbearing.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Yet, Gui uncovers an intimate connection with the evil spirit, which embodies Yishui’s deepest pain about childbearing.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Many of them were young women, either pregnant or of childbearing age, when the bombs fell and have lived much of their lives under a heavy shadow of fear and stigma.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
Cleghorn notes that many Minoan women died between the ages of twenty and twenty-five, indicating that childbearing was most likely the cause of death.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Women past childbearing years often see OB-GYNs less frequently.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Jan. 2026
That's because their children, who largely fall within the millennial generation, might be in the midst of their childbearing years.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
As many as 1 in 5 women may have uterine fibroids during their childbearing years — and those abnormal growths may have a connection not just to reproductive health but also to heart health.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Other countries have offered more robust programs to encourage childbearing and ease parenting but haven’t seen their birth rates go up, noted Michael Geruso, an economist for the University of Texas-Austin who hopes to see the global population increase.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Far too many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and the ubiquity of (necessary) two-income households across the land also disincentivizes the all-important social good of childbearing.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent dips in birth rates are due to declines in teenage pregnancy, and shifts to older ages of childbearing.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Yet, Gui uncovers an intimate connection with the evil spirit, which embodies Yishui’s deepest pain about childbearing.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In the United Kingdom, there is a midwife assigned to every childbearing individual, regardless of the risk status of the pregnancy.
—Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Many of them were young women, either pregnant or of childbearing age, when the bombs fell and have lived much of their lives under a heavy shadow of fear and stigma.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbearing
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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
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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
Adjective
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What is the role of the non-gestational parent during a pregnancy?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Coverage can go beyond standard medical care Medicaid provides all prenatal care at no out-of-pocket cost and usually a full year of postpartum care.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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One, sponsored by Redman, prevents some immigrants from accessing public services like prenatal care and crisis counseling.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her mother was pregnant with her older brother.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Soft cheeses made with such unpasteurized milk can run an infection risk from listeria bacteria, a special danger for pregnant women and newborns.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Childbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbearing. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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