childbed childbed /ˈʧaɪlbed/

noun

1. [Archaic] Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child  ( childbed [Archaic] , labor [American] , labour , confinement , lying-in , parturiency , travail )
   concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
    She was in labor for six hours
   she was in labor for six hours