Plural of accouchement; multiple instances or cases of childbirth or delivery.
The regular French plural of accouchement, formed by adding -s. Refers to multiple births or deliveries in medical or historical contexts.
In 19th-century medical journals, you'd read about 'successful accouchements' and 'difficult accouchements'—it was the professional language that kept doctors sounding clinical and scientific about something very human and messy.
Plural of accouchement; same gendered history of male control over female biological processes and erasure of female midwifery expertise.
Use 'childbirths', 'labors', or 'deliveries' in modern contexts. Historical usage should note female practitioners' displacement.
["childbirths","labors","deliveries"]
Female midwives managed thousands of accouchements across centuries before male physicians claimed expertise and authority.
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