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CHILDBIRTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Synonyms:
accouchement; childbearing; childbirth; vaginal birth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("childbirth" is a kind of...):
birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)
Meronyms (parts of "childbirth"):
delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "childbirth"):
active birth (childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant)
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; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process)
Context examples:
The main causes are pregnancy and childbirth.
(Pelvic Support Problems, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
The various distinct periods during the first stage of labor and childbirth; such as a latent, active or a transition phase.
(Phase of Labor, NCI Thesaurus)
A medical-surgical specialty dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (the period shortly after birth).
(Obstetrics, NCI Thesaurus)
Nursing care given to the pregnant patient before, during, or after childbirth.
(Obstetrical Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)
A branch of medicine that specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth and in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the female reproductive organs.
(Ob/gyn, NCI Dictionary)
Any pregnancy or childbirth related procedure associated with a mother during her reproductive years.
(Obstetric Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
The stage of the labor and childbirth process when the uterine contractions become strong and regular with cervical effacement and complete dilation of the cervix.
(First Stage of Labor, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptom, signs, test results in a pregnant mother childbirth.
(Finding During Childbirth Labor, NCI Thesaurus)
An intervention during the childbirth process to help the laboring mother deliver her baby.
(Assisted Labor, NCI Thesaurus)
Sometimes they happen during childbirth when a baby's shoulders become stuck during delivery and the nerves stretch or tear.
(Brachial Plexus Injuries, NIH)
