childbirth
n.the process of giving birth to a baby. It describes the physical act of a child being born.
n.the act or process of giving birth to a child.
“Childbirth is a natural biological process.”
“She attended several classes to prepare for the physical demands of childbirth.”
“Modern medicine has transformed childbirth from a dangerous event into a routine, albeit intense, milestone in human life.”
“Born in 1946, in Añora, Córdoba, Rodríguez's mother died during childbirth.”
From Middle English childbyrth [and other forms], perhaps a partial calque of Old Norse barnburðr (“childbearing, childbirth”, literally “bairn birth”); equivalent to child + birth. Compare Swedish barnsbörd (“childbirth”), Icelandic barnsburður (“childbirth”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.