birthstool
Parturition support chair
A birthstool is a chair or stool designed for a woman to sit on during childbirth, allowing gravity to assist delivery.
Used from ancient times through the early modern period, birthstools typically had an open or horseshoe-shaped seat.
The term appears mainly in historical and biblical contexts: The midwife positioned her on the birthstool.
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- pushingApplying force to move
- crowningInstalling as monarch
parturition · birthing · squatting · kneeling · upright · gravity · dilation · effacement
Place for sitting
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- woodenMade from timber
- carvedCut to create form
- portableAble to be carried
adjustable · crescent · cutout · armrests · handholds · grips · ergonomic · cushioned
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- homebirthChildbirth at residence
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- positioningArranging in specific locations
support · coaching · prenatal · postpartum · apprenticeship · certified
Seat for labor
- lying-inChildbirth recuperation period
- childbedState during labor
- confinementState of being restricted
- accouchementAct of giving birth
travail · antiquity · medieval · Renaissance · Victorian · ancient Egypt · ancient Rome · traditional
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- pushingApplying force to move
crowning · parturition · birthing · squatting · kneeling · upright · gravity · dilation · effacement · perineum
seat
Place for sitting
portable · adjustable · crescent · cutout · armrests · handholds · grips · ergonomic · cushioned · collapsible
midwife
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- homebirthChildbirth at residence
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
positioning · support · coaching · prenatal · postpartum · apprenticeship · certified
birthing chair
Seat for labor
- lying-inChildbirth recuperation period
- childbedState during labor
- confinementState of being restricted
accouchement · travail · antiquity · medieval · Renaissance · Victorian · ancient Egypt · ancient Rome · traditional · handcrafted
birthstooldeathbed
Dying person's resting place
coffin · bier · funeral pyre · casket · catafalque
birth, stool, births, stools, birthday, birthplace, birthright, birthmark, birthrate