noun
- the act of giving birth; childbirth
Usage: formal; medical
Examples
- The midwife assisted with the accouchement.
- She was admitted to the hospital for her accouchement.
- The doctor monitored the progress of the accouchement carefully.
- After a difficult accouchement, mother and baby were both healthy.
- The accouchement took place in the early hours of the morning.
- Medical advances have made accouchement much safer than in previous centuries.