birth centre
noun[C]
UK(USbirth center)uk/ˈbɜːθ ˌsen.tər/us/ˈbɜ˞ːθ ˌsen.t̬ɚ/(UKalsobirthing centre)aplacewherepeoplecan givebirththat hasmedicalequipmentandtrainedhelperssuch asmidwives, but not as muchmedicalorsurgicaltechnologyas ahospital:
分娩中心My secondchildwasbornin thebirthcentre,deliveredby amidwife.我的第二个孩子在分娩中心出生，由助产士接生。
Theywantevery woman to have achoiceof whether she givesbirthathome, in a birthingcentre, or in ahospital.他们希望每个妇女都能够选择在家里、在分娩中心或在医院分娩。
- Birthcentresprovidemidwife-ledcarefor uncomplicatedbirths.
- Birthingcentresmay havelimitedcapacitytotreatnewborns withcriticalhealthconditions.
- In the 1960s at hisradicalbirthingcentrein Pithiviers, France, he firstintroducedwateras a way ofrelaxingwomen inordertoreducedruguse and Caesareans.
- Mywifeoptedformidwifesupportat abirthcentre, and she gavebirthto ahealthybabywith nomajorcomplications.
Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- accident and emergency
- aid station
- biotech
- birthing centre
- blood bank
- clinic
- consulting room
- dispensary
- infirmary
- institutional
- madhouse
- maternity ward
- NIH
- non-hospital
- out of hoursidiom
- PICU
- polyclinic
- socialized medicine
- ward
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Obstetrics: birth