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
Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Jenny S. Li, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Helping people achieve their childbearing goals means coming up with holistic solutions that improve people's lives, such as making housing more affordable and tackling student loan debt.
—Karen Benjamin Guzzo, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Menopause typically occurs between ages 45 and 55 but research indicates that race, ethnicity, reproductive and childbearing history, and socioeconomic status can all impact symptom severity and onset.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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
Helping people achieve their childbearing goals means coming up with holistic solutions that improve people's lives, such as making housing more affordable and tackling student loan debt.
—Karen Benjamin Guzzo, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Menopause typically occurs between ages 45 and 55 but research indicates that race, ethnicity, reproductive and childbearing history, and socioeconomic status can all impact symptom severity and onset.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbearing
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McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Families, communities, and societies bear the deepest loss when mothers do not survive childbirth.—
Shelley Stewart III,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Studies show providing care to mothers after childbirth can decrease the incidence and severity of postpartum depression.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nonetheless, there is a growing body of evidence linking gestational diabetes to disrupted neurocognitive functioning – and this study is the first to synthesize it as a comprehensive review.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Sep. 2025
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Women deserve real safeguards—medical evaluations, ultrasounds to confirm gestational age and rule out ectopic pregnancies, informed consent, and assurance that their decision is truly voluntary.—
Christa Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There is, however, some emerging evidence linking prenatal fluoride exposure to lower IQs in children, although more studies are needed.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Adverse prenatal environments change how neurons in the hippocampus develop, leaving offspring more sensitive to threats in adulthood.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The expedition suffered one fatality as one of eight pregnant women on the journey died during childbirth.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Skip to content At 38 weeks pregnant with her second child, Hannah Robb has no time to waste on red tape.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Childbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbearing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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