Childbirth Meaning
/ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌbɝθ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.
Sentence Examples
Last time it was a natural childbirth.
Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.
Obstetrics deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She attended a class about ____ to prepare for delivery day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Advances in medicine have made ____ much safer for both mother today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English childbyrth [and other forms], perhaps a partial calque of Old Norse barnburðr (“childbearing, childbirth”, literally “bairn birth”); equivalent to child + birth. Compare Swedish barnsbörd (“childbirth”), Icelandic barnsburður (“childbirth”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The preference for tightness during intercourse is so well known in Western culture that U.S. obstetricians even have a term for the extra stitch they often perform when doing episiotomy repairs following childbirth: the "husband's stitch." The husband's stitch is intended to produce a smaller vaginal opening, to counteract the natural stretching of the tissues from sexual activity and childbirth and even to make the opening more constricted than it might have been before."
— 2001, Ellen Gruenbaum, The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She attended a class about ____ to prepare for delivery day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Advances in medicine have made ____ much safer for both mother today.