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

He recalled his wife giving birth to the twins while on holiday and, on returning home, being in "a nice big glass-fronted house overlooking the water".

From BBC • May 15, 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

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

Henrietta shared that house with her parents and eight older siblings until 1924, when her mother, Eliza Lacks Pleasant, died giving birth to her tenth child.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot