English > vaginal birth: 1 sense > noun 1, processMeaning | The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child. |
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Synonyms | childbirth, childbearing, accouchement |
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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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