A birth in which the baby comes through the birth canal posterior (buttocks), feet, or knees first, instead of the more usual position of headfirst.

(intransitive, of viviparous animals) To release live offspring from the body into the environment. / (intransitive, with to, of viviparous animals) To become the parent of by birthing.

The woman who gives birth to a child (not necessarily the genetic mother)

(anatomy) The combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.

a specially designed pool, filled with warm water, in which water births take place

A form of childbirth in which the mother is supported in a birthing pool so that the child is delivered into the warm water.

simple past tense of give birth

The action of the verb to give birth.

present participle of give birth

Alternative form of birth certificate