child-bearing
Example Sentences
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Officials said Friday they would promote policies to help with the cost of child-bearing and elderly care.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Proposals include giving mothers of big families "medals" for child-bearing or even paying new moms a $5,000 baby bonus.
From Salon ● May 7, 2025
While the number of births fell to a record low last year, the number of women of child-bearing age was at its highest ever at 12 million.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
Some include anybody without children, while others don’t count people who still have a chance to change their minds — women of child-bearing age or men without vasectomies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
"As to a mother being a 'holy thing,' I have never noticed that the mere process of child-bearing produces sanctity."
From An Old Chester Secret by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
