childbearing
/ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛrɪŋ/
adjective
- Relating to or involving the process of giving birth.
- She took a childbearing leave from work for six months.
- Childbearing hips are a common phrase describing a wide pelvic structure.
- The hospital offers a variety of childbearing classes for expectant parents.
noun
- The process of giving birth to a child; pregnancy and childbirth.
- She decided to delay childbearing until she finished her graduate degree.
- Modern medicine has made childbearing much safer than it was a century ago.
- The book discusses the physical and emotional aspects of childbearing.
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