Thesaurus results for CHILDBIRTHS

childbirths

noun

plural of childbirth

as in pregnancies

the act or process of giving birth to children women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs

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Recent Examples of childbirths The human neurons suffered severe, selective damage, mimicking the cellular breakdown that causes cerebral palsy in human infants during difficult childbirths. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 Congo's has among the world's highest rates of both childbirths per woman and deaths around childbirth. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement. — Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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deliveries

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Late deliveries and bad ratings also declined, with workers who had more severe hearing loss benefiting the most.

— Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which has been documenting the crisis for months, said there have been no food deliveries to the town since the end of May.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

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