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natural childbirth

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A method of childbirth in which medical intervention is minimized and the mother often practices relaxation and breathing techniques to control pain and ease delivery.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process

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hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. accouchement
  2. childbearing
  3. childbirth
  4. vaginal birth

hyponyms (8)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. bradley method
  2. bradley method of childbirth
  3. lamaze method
  4. lamaze method of childbirth
  5. leboyer method
  6. leboyer method of childbirth
  7. read method
  8. read method of childbirth

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