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birthing room noun[ C ] medical specializeduk /ˈbɜː.θɪŋ ˌruːm//ˈbɜː.θɪŋ ˌrʊm/ us /ˈbɝː.θɪŋ ˌruːm//ˈbɝː.θɪŋ ˌrʊm/ a room in a hospital where a mother gives birth, especially a comfortable room where the mother and baby can stay after the birth until they go home: The unit has six birthing rooms, two birthing pools, and a four-bed postnatal ward. The recently revamped birthing unit consists of two large, low-lit birthing rooms, painted pink and yellow. The birthing room is like a motel room and quite comfortable, and doctors are just down the hall. In preparation for the delivery, you may be moved into a birthing room or delivery room. The controversial study suggests fathers stay out of birthing rooms. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Obstetrics: birth antenatally Apgar score B, b birth centre birth pangs birth rate childbirth contraction doula due date episiotomy gas and air hypnobirth induce posh premmie tokophobia vacuum extraction ventouse whelp
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