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

(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.

An official document certifying the details of a person's birth. Name, date, and parents' names are always present; details such as parents' occupation and religion may be included.

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

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

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

Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception. / Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).

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.

simple past tense of give birth

The action of the verb to give birth.