lying-in

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lying-in
    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

Lying-in \Ly"ing-in"\, n.
   1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth;
      confinement; as, a lying-in hospital.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The act of bearing a child.
      [1913 Webster]

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