as in pregnancies
the act or process of giving birth to children
women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Recent Examples of childbirths
Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement.
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Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirths
deliveries
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Her deadpan line deliveries in the Maniscalco sketch and the Irish dancer pretape were high points.—
Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2026
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In 2025 alone, the Ugandan surgical team supported by The Musa Project performed 599 complex childbirth injury surgeries, along with more than 8,800 additional obstetric and gynecologic procedures, including cesarean deliveries and other specialized women’s health surgeries.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Childbirths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirths. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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