(medicine) A birth in which the fetus is positioned with neither the head nor the feet lying in the direction of the birth canal.

plural of cross-birth

Alternative form of water birth

A name chosen for a child at birth, as opposed to a different name used subsequently.

(idiomatic) Travel from one country to another for the purpose of giving birth in the second country, thereby endowing the newborn child with citizenship of the second country.

plural of birth defect

A childbirth comprising a vaginal delivery without any obstetrical procedures.

A large air–filled rubber ball that provides a soft sitting surface for a woman during labour.

plural of birthing ball

Alternative form of birthstool