natural childbirth

nat·u·ral child·birth

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l chahyld-burth]
- /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l chahyld-burth]
- /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ/

Definitions of natural childbirth words

noun natural childbirth childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process. 1
noun natural childbirth labour: no medical intervention 1
uncountable noun natural childbirth If a woman gives birth by natural childbirth, she is not given any drugs to relieve her pain or to send her to sleep. 0
noun natural childbirth a method of childbirth characterized by the absence of anaesthetics, in which the expectant mother is given special breathing and relaxing exercises 0
noun natural childbirth a method of childbirth in which the expectant mother is prepared emotionally and physically to cope with the pain of labor so that she can deliver with little or no anesthesia 0

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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