| a section of a hospital or an outpatient facility set aside and equipped for childbirth and usually simulating a home environment in which family members or friends may be present during the delivery. |
| birthing room n. An area of a hospital or outpatient medical facility equipped for labor, delivery, and recovery and designed as a natural, homelike environment. See Regional Note at birth. |
birthing room n.
An area of a hospital or outpatient medical facility equipped for labor, delivery, and recovery and designed as a homelike environment.