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Topic: BIRTH


surrogate mother

noun
     
surrogate mother also surrogate [countable]
MB a woman who has a baby for another woman who cannot have one, and then gives her the baby after it is born

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antenatal barren bear birth birth control cap childbearing childbirth conceive confinement contraception contraction C-section deliver delivery diaphragm embryo embryology family planning fertility fetal fetus foetus full-term gestation incubator induce induction infertile IUD IVF maternal maternity midwife midwifery milk miscarriage natal natural neuter nurse obstetrics ovum perinatal postnatal pregnancy pregnant premature presentation produce reproduce reproduction reproductive spay sterile termination trimester ultrasound umbilical cord unborn wean

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