childbearing
childbearing
Definition
child·bearing (c̸hīld′ber′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.
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