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Confinement vs Childbirth - What's the difference?

confinement | childbirth |

As nouns the difference between confinement and childbirth

is that confinement is the act of confining or the state of being confined while childbirth is (senseid)the fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

confinement

English

Noun

  • the act of confining or the state of being confined
  • lying-in, time of giving birth
  • *1913 , DH Lawrence,
  • *:At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement .

    • childbirth

    English

    (wikipedia 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