[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

childbirth \child"birth\, n.
   the act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. --jer.
   taylor.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

childbirth
     n : the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the
         process of giving birth to a child syn: childbearing,
         accouchement, vaginal birth
see also:
childbearing accouchement vaginal birth 

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