birth pangs

plural noun

pains associated with the process of childbirth.
Informal. the hardships and difficulties accompanying a major innovation, change, or new venture.

Origin of birth pangs

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby birth pangs

birth mother, birth name, birth of a nation, the, birth palsy, birth pang, birth pangs, birth parent, birth rate, birth trauma, birth weight, birth-control pill

Words related to birth pang

delivery, travail, birth, childbearing, parturition, throes, pains

Medical definitions for birth pang

birth pang

n.

One of the repetitive pains occurring in childbirth.