As a noun childbirth
is (senseid)the fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
As an adjective antepartum is
describing the period before childbirth; antenatal.
childbirth
Noun
(en-noun)
(senseid)The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
Antonyms
* death
Related terms
* birth
See also
* accoucheur
* labour
* obstetrician
* parturition
* puerperal
antepartum
English
Adjective
(-)
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
Synonyms
* antenatal (of a mother)
* prenatal (of a mother)
Antonyms
* antenatal (of a baby)
* prenatal (of a baby)
* postpartum
Related terms
* parous
* puerperal
* puerperium