English > childbearing: 2 senses > noun 1, process| Meaning | The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child. |
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| Synonyms | childbirth, accouchement, vaginal birth |
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| Parts | delivery, obstetrical delivery | The act of delivering a child |
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| Narrower | active birth | childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant |
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| alternative birth, alternative birthing | A method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings |
| natural childbirth | labor and childbirth without medical intervention |
| Broader | parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing | The process of giving birth |
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| Spanish | alumbramiento, nacimiento, parto |
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| Catalan | naixement, naixença, part |
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| Adjectives | childbearing | relating to or suitable for childbirth |
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