freebirthing

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A form of freebirth — A childbirth delivered without medical assistance or the attendance of a midwife.

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Meanings

nounfreebirthing (uncountable)
  1. gerunduncountablegerund of freebirth.

    The practice of freebirthing — where babies are born without medical assistance at home — is on the rise as women in regional Australia struggle to gain access to midwives amid a national shortage.

    2019 February 18, Jarrod Lucas, Poppy Penny, “Freebirthing health warning for mothers who want to have their child at home”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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APA

freebirthing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freebirthing

MLA

“freebirthing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freebirthing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freebirthing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freebirthing.

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