stortbevalling

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of storten (“to plummet, to dump”) +‎ bevalling (“labour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔrt.bəˌvɑ.lɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: stort‧be‧val‧ling

Noun

stortbevalling f (plural stortbevallingen, no diminutive)

1. precipitate labour; a labour with a short timespan between the beginning of cervical dilation and childbirth
   • 1919 June 1, “Mededeelingen uit de praktijk”, in Tijdschrift voor praktische verloskunde, volume 23, number 3, page 38:

     1 October 1917 had vrouw A. een stortbevalling.

     On October 1st 1917 mrs. A. had a precipitate labour.