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Noun: childbirth  'chI(-u)ld,burth
  1. The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
    "She experienced a natural childbirth without pain medication";
    - childbearing, accouchement [archaic], vaginal birth

Derived forms: childbirths

Type of: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition

Encyclopedia: Childbirth