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birthing center

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birthing center  
n.  A medical facility, often associated with a hospital, that is designed to provide a comfortable, homelike setting during childbirth and that is generally less restrictive than a hospital in its regulations, as in permitting midwifery or allowing family members or friends to attend the delivery. See Regional Note at birth.
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Main Entry: birth·ing center
Pronunciation: "b&r-thi[ng]-
Function: noun
: a facility usually staffed by nurse-midwives that provides a lessinstitutionalized setting than a hospital for women who wish to deliver by natural childbirth
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birthing center n.
A medical facility, often associated with a hospital, that is designed to provide a comfortable, homelike setting during childbirth and that is generally less restrictive than a hospital in its regulations, as in permitting midwifery or allowing family members or friends to attend the delivery.

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