childbed

Before modern hospitals, a woman in childbed often relied on the help of her female relatives.

在现代医院出现之前，临产中的妇女通常依靠女性亲属的帮助。

The doctor advised her to stay at home until the first signs of childbed appeared.

医生建议她待在家里，直到出现临产的最初征兆。

We arrived at the farmhouse just as the farmer's wife went into childbed.

我们刚到达农舍，农夫的妻子就临产了。