home birth en · NOUN
Etymology
From home + birth.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital.
A woman in the Netherlands having a low-risk pregnancy can choose to give birth at home or in the hospital, but there are significant incentives for choosing home birth.
2006, Marsden Wagner, Born in the USA, How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First, page 193:It covers hygiene and diet of pregnancy, clothing, simple and inexpensive preparations for a home birth, and the early care and training of the baby.
1922, American Library Association, Booklist Books, A Selection, page 17:There is some indication, though, that the rate of home births may be substantially greater than official estimates suggest.
1979, Roy Petty, Home Birth, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| home births | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| homebirth | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
fr accouchement à domicile (childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital) · fr accouchement assisté à domicile (childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital) · es parto en casa (childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital) · gl parto na casa (childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital) · de Hausgeburt (childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital) · pt parto domiciliar (childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital) · pt parto em casa (childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital)