hospital birth

Medical facility arrival

A hospital birth is childbirth that takes place in a hospital rather than at home, in a birthing center, or elsewhere.

In developed countries, hospital births became the norm during the twentieth century, though home births have seen a modest resurgence: She's planning a hospital birth this time after complications with her first pregnancy.

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Childbirth without pain medication

freebirth · traditional birth

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