natural childbirth

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ˈnat•u•ral ˈchild•birth, n. 

1. Medicine, Pathology childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or painkilling medication:
   [uncountable] classes to prepare for natural childbirth.
   [countable] the second natural childbirth today.

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nat′ural child′birth, 

1. Medicine, Pathology childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process. Cf. psychoprophylaxis. 

• 1930–35

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natural childbirth noun

1. a method of childbirth characterized by the absence of anaesthetics, in which the expectant mother is given special breathing and relaxing exercises