childbirth

[chahyld-burth] /ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ/

noun

an act or instance of bringing forth a child; parturition:

a difficult childbirth.

Origin

1400-50; late Middle English; see child, birth

Examples from the web for childbirth

After childbirth, prolactin levels fall as the internal stimulus for them is removed.
Before surgery or at the onset of childbirth, blood was removed to prevent inflammation.
Endorphins are present before, during, and immediately after childbirth.

British Dictionary definitions for childbirth

/ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜːθ/

noun

the act of giving birth to a child related adjective obstetric

Word Origin and History for childbirth

also child-birth, mid-15c., from child + birth (n.).

childbirth in Medicine

childbirth child·birth (chīld'bûrth')
n.
Parturition.