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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The section of a hospital devoted to assisting women during childbirth and caring for them and their newborn infants until they are released to go home.
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- noun A
hospital ward that provides assistance duringchildbirth .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants
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