Definitions for natural childbirth
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nat′ural child′birth(n.)
childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia, involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process.
Category: Medicine, Pathology
Origin of natural childbirth:
1930–35
Princeton's WordNet
natural childbirth(noun)
labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process
"natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Natural Childbirth
Labor and delivery without medical intervention, usually involving RELAXATION THERAPY.
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