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birthing center

[bur-thing sen-ter] / ˈbɜr θɪŋ ˌsɛn tər /
NOUN
delivery room
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Inpatient hospice facilities have the atmosphere of a bed-and-breakfast, or a birthing center, but for the dying.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2025

Natasha Downing was planning to deliver her baby at a birthing center but her unborn child just couldn’t wait.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2024

The same happened at Forks Community Hospital on the Olympic Peninsula last December, about 60 miles from the nearest hospital birthing center in Port Angeles, though the hospital is working to restaff the unit.

From Seattle Times May 14, 2023

A former labor and delivery nurse from Boston, Mitchell wants to open Birth Sanctuary Gainesville, a free-standing birthing center for those who don’t want to have their child in a hospital.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2022

The whole birthing center felt tropically humid, even though it was forty degrees outside.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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