lying-in

Noun
  1. is a type of: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition - the process of giving birth
    subtypes: premature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation
    has:
    • uterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
    • effacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
    • asynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
    is a part of: gestation, maternity, pregnancy - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
    same as: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, parturiency, travail

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