childbed

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
childbed
    n 1: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of
         contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for
         six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour},
         {confinement}, {lying-in}, {travail}, {childbed}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Childbed \Child"bed\, n.
   The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in
   labor; parturition.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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