(n) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child, Syn. childbed, travail, labour, confinement, labor, lying-in, Example:she was in labor for six hours
(n) serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon, Syn. childbed fever
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