Meanings
nounchildbed fever (uncountable)
- uncountablepuerperal fever
Synonyms & antonyms
nounserious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
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APA
childbed fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childbed%20fever
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“childbed fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childbed%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childbed fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childbed%20fever.
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