childbirth
/ˈtʃaɪldbɜːθ/noun
उच्चारण चाइल्ड्बर्थ
प्रसव
Core word
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the process of giving birth to a baby
प्रसव
- died in childbirth
- The hospital offers classes to help women prepare for childbirth.
- Doctors have made childbirth much safer than it was a century ago.
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- She stayed in hospital for two days after childbirth.
- Better care has cut deaths in childbirth in rural areas.
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childbirth (uncountable noun)
Childbirth is uncountable and takes no article in general use; it names the process of giving birth.
'Childbirth' अगणनीय है और सामान्य प्रयोग में इसके साथ article नहीं आता; यह प्रसव की प्रक्रिया का नाम है।
- Childbirth can be painful but is usually safe in a hospital.
- She went to hospital in time for childbirth.
in / during / after childbirth
Use in, during or after with childbirth to show when something happens.
कोई घटना कब होती है, यह बताने के लिए childbirth के साथ in, during या after आता है।
- Many women used to die in childbirth.
- She needed rest after childbirth.
die in childbirth
Die in childbirth is the fixed phrase; the preposition is in, not at or during.
'Die in childbirth' निश्चित वाक्यांश है; यहाँ preposition in आता है, at नहीं।
- Her grandmother died in childbirth at the age of twenty-two.
childbirth + noun
Childbirth can act like an adjective before a few nouns such as pain, complications and classes.
'Childbirth' कुछ संज्ञाओं जैसे pain, complications और classes से पहले विशेषण की तरह आ सकता है।
- Childbirth complications are reduced by regular check-ups.
- The clinic runs classes for expectant mothers.
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verb + childbirth
survivedie ingo throughrecover fromprepare for
- She recovered from childbirth in about six weeks.
adjective + childbirth
naturalsafedifficultearlypainless
- A safe childbirth depends on skilled medical care.
childbirth + noun
paincomplicationsleaveclassesmortality
- Maternal mortality means deaths due to pregnancy or childbirth.
childbirth + related word
labourdeliverymidwifematernity wardcaesarean
- The midwife helped with the childbirth at the village centre.
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- Government schemes now help poor women to have safe childbirth in hospitals.
सरकारी योजनाएँ अब गरीब महिलाओं को अस्पतालों में सुरक्षित प्रसव कराने में सहायता करती हैं।
- The nurse explained the signs of childbirth to the family.
नर्स ने परिवार को प्रसव के लक्षण समझाए।
- Radhika's aunt took six months of leave after childbirth.
राधिका की मौसी ने प्रसव के बाद छह महीने की छुट्टी ली।
- Childbirth in a clean hospital reduces the risk to mother and baby.
साफ़ अस्पताल में प्रसव होने से माँ और शिशु का जोखिम घटता है।
- In the past, many women in villages suffered serious problems during childbirth.
पहले गाँवों की कई महिलाओं को प्रसव के दौरान गंभीर समस्याएँ झेलनी पड़ती थीं।
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✗ She died at childbirth.
✓ She died in childbirth.
The fixed expression is in childbirth.
निश्चित अभिव्यक्ति 'in childbirth' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These terms refer to giving birth, with differing tone and field.
ये शब्द जन्म देने की ओर संकेत करते हैं, पर इनके स्वर और क्षेत्र में अंतर है।
The general, everyday word for the process of a woman giving birth.
स्त्री के बच्चे को जन्म देने की प्रक्रिया के लिए सामान्य, रोज़मर्रा का शब्द।
- She was weak after childbirth.
A medical word, the stage when the baby is born.
चिकित्सा का शब्द, वह चरण जब शिशु का जन्म होता है।
- The doctor handled a difficult delivery.
The painful period of contractions before the birth.
जन्म से पहले संकुचन की पीड़ादायक अवधि।
- She was in labour for ten hours.
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General knowledge
Janani Suraksha Yojana (2005) promotes safe institutional childbirth.
जननी सुरक्षा योजना (2005) सुरक्षित संस्थागत प्रसव को बढ़ावा देती है।