#parturition__birth__giving_birth__birthing  the process of giving birth
  supertype:  organic_process__organicproces__biological_process  a process occurring in living organisms
  part of:  reproduction
  subtype:  brooding__incubation  sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  subtype:  calving  giving birth to a calf
  subtype:  childbirth__childbearing__accouchement__vaginal_birth__vaginalbirth  the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
     subtype:  active_birth  childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant
     subtype:  alternative_birth__alternativebirth__alternative_birthing__alternativebirthing  a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings
     subtype:  natural_childbirth__naturalchildbirth  labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
        subtype:  Bradley_method_of_childbirth__Bradley_method  a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
        subtype:  Lamaze_method_of_childbirth__Lamaze_method  a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing
        subtype:  Leboyer_method_of_childbirth__Leboyer_method  a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate mother-child bonding is encouraged
        subtype:  Read_method_of_childbirth__Read_method  a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
  subtype:  farrow__farrowing  the production of a litter of pigs
  subtype:  hatching__hatch  the production of young from an egg
  subtype:  egg_laying__egglaying__laying  the production of eggs (especially in birds)
  subtype:  parturiency__labor__labour__confinement__lyingin__travail__childbed  concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
     subtype:  premature_labor__prematurelabor__premature_labour__prematurelabour  labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation

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