childbirth
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
childbirth/ˈtʃʌɪldbɜːθ/
▶noun the action of giving birth to a child.
'childbirth' also found in these Oxford entries:
afterpains
- antepartum
- birthwort
- breast
- Candlemas
- childbed
- confinement
- contraction
- dystocia
- epidural
- episiotomy
- fetus
- ghusl
- induce
- labour
- lochia
- lying-in
- maternity
- midwife
- milk fever
- obstetric
- oxytocin
- parturition
- post-natal
- post-partum
- prolactin
- puerperal fever
- puerperium
- stirrup
- ventouse
