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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth..
In later times the Uji-gami became simply the tutelary deity of one's birth-place, and was also called ubusuna (birth-sand). Infants born in his jurisdiction are presented to him soon after birth, and parturient women pray to him for relief.
This communication is to develop this thought process as pertains to the position of the parturient woman during her delivery.
Use parturient when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parturient means In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth..
Common synonyms include parturious, aborning, in labor.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In later times the Uji-gami became simply the tutelary deity of one's birth-place, and was also called ubusuna (birth-sand). Infants born in his jurisdiction are presented to him soon after birth, and parturient women pray to him for relief.
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