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childbed

[ chahyld-bed ]

/ ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛd /

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noun

the circumstance or situation of a woman giving birth to a child; parturition: to lie in childbed.

Origin of childbed

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at child, bed

Words nearby childbed

child-bearing, child-directed speech, child-free, child-resistant, childbearing, childbed, childbed fever, childbirth, childcare, childe, childe harold's pilgrimage

Example sentences from the Web for childbed

But their happiness lasted only for a brief period; in 1778 she died in childbed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various
He lost his first patient, from childbed, a short time after he had resigned his position in the dissecting-room.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various
Some years since the wife of a respectable cottager in my neighbourhood died in childbed.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 |Various
News of my sister Glanville's death in childbed, which exceedingly affected me.

The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2) |John Evelyn

The physician should insist upon the value of ventilation as a means of contributing to the speedy recovery of childbed women.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various

British Dictionary definitions for childbed

childbed

/ (ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛd) /

noun

(often preceded by in) the condition of giving birth to a child
(as modifier)childbed fever