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childbearing Definition

child·bearing (c̸hīldber′iŋ)

noun

the act or process of giving birth to children; parturition

childbearing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • delay: Net family income at age 33 was lower for both teenage mothers and fathers than for those who delayed childbearing.
  • reduce: The authors argue that policies which shift more costs of non-marital childbearing to men reduce non-marital childbearing.
  • defer: Least advantaged women still tend to have children earlier and the most advantaged to defer childbearing.
  • make: Moreover, our labor market, with its greater gender equality, makes childbearing a very expensive prospect for successful professionals.

Preposition: for

  • woman: Having more brothers and sisters increased the chances of economic inactivity, and having more brothers increased the risk of early childbearing for women.

Adjective modifier

  • unwanted: Both unintended and unwanted childbearing can have negative health, social, and psychological consequences.
  • late: The trend toward later childbearing may be summarized by considering the average age for all mothers.
  • early: Having more brothers and sisters increased the chances of economic inactivity, and having more brothers increased the risk of early childbearing for women.
  • non-marital: The authors argue that policies which shift more costs of non-marital childbearing to men reduce non-marital childbearing.
  • delayed: Delayed childbearing - first-time buyers are starting their families later than during the 1980s.
  • normal: Theoretical and clinical studies provide a foundation for practice and focus on health and normal childbearing.

Modifies a noun

  • age: Each month, in women of childbearing age, the ovaries release an egg.
  • potential: Women of childbearing potential should be advised to avoid becoming pregnant.
  • woman: The study will evaluate the views and experiences of the childbearing women, midwives, doctors and managers over a period of two years.
  • year: Most patients develop the disease during their childbearing years.
  • process: More Articles: Quotes About Babies... " Delivery " is the wrong word to describe the childbearing process.
  • population: We need a midwife-led unit in every district to cater for at least half the childbearing population.
childbearing Quotes

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

—Mailer, Norman Kingsley