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| accouchement |
childbirth, or a period of confinement for childbirth. |
| confinement |
the state of being in childbirth; lying-in. [1/3 definitions] |
| decidua |
a mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is cast off at childbirth or during menstruation. |
| Demeter |
the goddess of farming, marriage, and childbirth in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, Demeter is called Ceres. |
| episiotomy |
an incision of the vulva often made to facilitate childbirth. |
| labor |
childbirth. [2/5 definitions] |
| lying-in |
the state of being confined for childbirth; confinement. [2 definitions] |
| midwife |
a person who is trained to assist women during childbirth. |
| milk leg |
a painful swelling in a woman's leg occurring after childbirth, caused by clotting or inflammation of the veins. |
| natural childbirth |
childbirth undergone without anesthesia or surgical aid, in preparation for which the expectant mother has often received instruction in the management of pain through breathing and relaxation exercises. |
| obstetric |
of or pertaining to childbirth or obstetrics. |
| obstetrical |
of or relating to the care of women before, during, and after childbirth, or to the field of obstetrics. |
| obstetrician |
a medical doctor whose specialty is pregnancy and childbirth. |
| obstetrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of medicine that deals with pregnancy and childbirth. |
| parturifacient |
bringing on or easing labor in childbirth. [1/2 definitions] |
| parturition |
the act or process of giving birth to a child; childbirth. |
| postnatal |
relating to or occurring in the period following childbirth. |
| puerperal |
relating to, connected with, or resulting from childbirth. |
| puerperal fever |
an infection, often fatal, of the endometrium or bloodstream, that occurs during or just after childbirth, usu. caused by unsanitary conditions surrounding delivery. |
| saddle block anesthesia |
a method of spinal anesthesia, often used during childbirth, that produces numbness in the perineal area. |
| syphilis |
a bacterial disease that can be transmitted between sexual partners or to an infant during childbirth, causing a latent infection that can affect any organ of the body or result in paralysis or insanity. |
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