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childbirth

[chahyld-burth] / ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ /


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China has moved well beyond rhetoric: childbirth is now effectively free under the insurance system, and reimbursement for assisted reproductive services has been expanding rapidly.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says it believes hospitals and accredited birth centers are the safest settings for childbirth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Future studies will focus on the sensory nerve networks involved in childbirth, since not all nerves around the uterus contain PIEZO2.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

What I do have is the truth that for many of us, childbirth is not just a medical event.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026

The son discovered that Carmine’s birth mother, a new arrival from Italy, died in childbirth, and his destitute father gave him up.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline