active birth

1. 1.

   childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant

   Broaderchildbirth

Questions about active birth

What does active birth mean?

active birth means "childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant".

Is active birth a common word?

active birth is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.