CHILDBEARING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does childbearing mean? 

• CHILDBEARING (noun)
  The noun CHILDBEARING has 1 sense:

1. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

  Familiarity information: CHILDBEARING used as a noun is very rare.

• CHILDBEARING (adjective)
  The adjective CHILDBEARING has 1 sense:

1. relating to or suitable for childbirth

  Familiarity information: CHILDBEARING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHILDBEARING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

accouchement; childbearing; childbirth; vaginal birth

Hypernyms ("childbearing" is a kind of...):

birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)

Meronyms (parts of "childbearing"):

delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "childbearing"):

active birth (childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant)

alternative birth; alternative birthing (a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings)

natural childbirth (labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process)

Derivation:

childbearing (relating to or suitable for childbirth)

• CHILDBEARING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or suitable for childbirth

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

of childbearing age

Pertainym:

childbirth (the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child)

Derivation:

childbearing (the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child)

 Context examples 

It usually occurs in women of childbearing age.

(Fibroadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Nursing care of women, specifically with regard to childbearing and gynecological care.

(Gynecological/Obstetrical Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that children and women of childbearing age eat two to three weekly servings of fish low in mercury as part of a healthy diet.

(Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, NIH)

The ability to grow new egg cells may have significant implications for women in Western societies, many of whom postpone childbearing to establish careers, sometimes into their late thirties or forties.

(Chemotherapy cocktail may cause adult women to grow new egg cells, Wikinews)

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that women of childbearing age take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily to reduce their children’s risk for neural tube defects.

(Proper maternal folate level may reduce child obesity risk, NIH)

EXAMPLE(S): Pregnancy tests are planned for StudySubjects who are females of childbearing potential.

(Planned Clinical Study Activity, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

If you're in your childbearing years or past menopause, have no symptoms, and have a fluid-filled cyst, you may choose to monitor the cyst.

(Ovarian Cysts, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

CNMs provide primary health care to women of childbearing age including: prenatal care, labor and delivery care, care after birth, gynecological exams, newborn care, assistance with family planning decisions, preconception care, menopausal management and counseling in health maintenance and disease prevention.

(Certified Nurse Midwife, NCI Thesaurus)

Folic acid supplements are recommended for women of childbearing age, as their use in the weeks leading up to and following conception reduces the risk for having a child with a neural tube defect.

(Couples’ pre-pregnancy caffeine consumption linked to miscarriage risk, NIH)