giving birth

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Entonox is a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen that is used as pain relief for women giving birth.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Mr. Cook famously created the three-million-strong supply chain that builds Apple’s iconic product mostly in China, giving birth to heavy-breathing book jackets, blaming him for the rise of China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The ego-shattering experience of giving birth in 2016 and raising a son prompted reflections about what men’s inner lives were really like, and she wanted to write about them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Most modern mammals reproduce by giving birth, but a few species, such as the platypus, still retain the older egg-laying trait.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Animals are said to belong to the same species if they tend to mate with each other, giving birth to fertile offspring.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari