Associations to the word «Childbed»

Wiktionary

CHILDBED, noun. (uncountable) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement
CHILDBED, noun. (countable) The bed in which a baby is born
CHILDBED FEVER, noun. Puerperal fever

Dictionary definition

CHILDBED, noun. Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne