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nat·ural child·birth
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Princeton's WordNet
natural childbirthnoun
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"
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Natural childbirth
Natural childbirth is a philosophy of childbirth that is based on the belief that women who are adequately prepared are innately able to give birth without routine medical interventions. Natural childbirth arose in opposition to the techno-medical model of childbirth that has recently gained popularity in industrialized societies, and is a childbirth philosophy that attempts to minimize medical intervention, particularly the use of anesthetic medications and surgical interventions such as episiotomies, forceps and ventouse deliveries and caesarean sections. A woman's definition of 'natural' may range from no intervention at all to birth which includes any intervention deemed appropriate. The application of this philosophy may occur during a physician or midwife attended hospital birth, a midwife attended homebirth, or an unassisted birth.The term "natural childbirth" was coined by obstetrician Grantly Dick-Read upon publication of his book Natural Childbirth in the 1930s, which was followed by the 1942 Childbirth Without Fear.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Natural Childbirth
Labor and delivery without medical intervention, usually involving RELAXATION THERAPY.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of natural childbirth in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of natural childbirth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- naturlig fødselDanish
- natürliche GeburtGerman
- natura akuŝoEsperanto
- Parto naturalSpanish
- accouchement naturelFrench
- parto naturaleItalian
- naturalis puerperiumLatin
- poród naturalnyPolish
- Parto naturalPortuguese
- nașterea naturalăRomanian
- естественные родыRussian
- naturlig forlossningSwedish
- இயற்கை பிரசவம்Tamil
- సహజ Telugu
- قدرتی بچے کی پیدائشUrdu
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