giving birth

Definitions of giving birth

1. noun

   the process of giving birth
   synonyms: birth, birthing, parturition

   types:

   brooding, incubation

   sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

   calving

   giving birth to a baby cow, whale, elephant, etc.

   accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth

   the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

   farrow, farrowing

   the production of a litter of pigs

   hatch, hatching

   the production of young from an egg

   egg laying, laying

   the production of eggs (especially in birds)

   childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail

   concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

   active birth

   childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant

   alternative birth, alternative birthing

   a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings

   natural childbirth

   labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process

   premature labor, premature labour

   labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation

   type of:

   biological process, organic process

   a process occurring in living organisms