Synonyms

child-bearing

British

noun

1. the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
2. ( as modifier )
  
  of child-bearing age

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Example Sentences

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"Our trial is seeking to discover whether this procedure could become an approved and regular treatment for some of the increasing number of women of child-bearing age who do not have a viable womb."

From BBC

Officials said Friday they would promote policies to help with the cost of child-bearing and elderly care.

From Barron's

Proposals include giving mothers of big families "medals" for child-bearing or even paying new moms a $5,000 baby bonus.

From Salon

It has been reported this happened to almost half of all the island's women of child-bearing age between 1966 and 1970.

From BBC

The fertility rate - which measures how many children are born per woman during her child-bearing years - is the lowest on record at 1.44.

From BBC

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