Meaning & use
Childbearing
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The act or process of being pregnant with and giving birth to a child.
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The clinic offers counseling for women during their childbearing years.
Improved healthcare has made childbearing significantly safer over the past century.
A note on using this word
Often used as a modifier, as in 'childbearing age' or 'childbearing years', to describe the reproductive stage of life.
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