| birthing centres | Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centreed maternity care concepts and practices. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| birthmark | <dermatology, paediatrics> Red or purple-coloured vascular skin markings that develop shortly after birth. most are usually painless and benign. Some lesions (cavernous haemangiomas) will disappear or become harder to see as the child approaches school age. Localised steroid injections have been used successfully to reduce the size of a birthmark. (19 Jan 1998) |
| birthroot | <botany> An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |