#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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