natural childbirth

noun

childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process.

natural childbirth

a method of childbirth characterized by the absence of anaesthetics, in which the expectant mother is given special breathing and relaxing exercises

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First recorded in 1930–35

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Her work came out of the natural childbirth movement of the 1970s, when alternatives to the standard hospital birth were being explored.

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Science puts limits on natural childbirth for women, identifying any pregnancy over the age of 35 as geriatric.

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