parturition
/ˌpɑːtjʊəˈrɪʃən/noun
mass noun
- formal or technical the action of giving birth to young; childbirth〈正式或技〉生产, 分娩：
the weeks following parturition.
分娩后的数周。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from late Latin parturitio（n-）, from parturire 'be in labour' （see PARTURIENT）.