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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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easy labor, natural labor
According to A Dictionary of English Collocations, Revised & Enlarged Edition, easy labor and natural labor are synonymous. Do you agree?
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Applied to childbirth, I think they are similar.
- Applied to childbirth, I think they are similar.
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I wouldn't say they are synonymous.
Natural labour - one without use of drugs or other serious medical intervention
Easy labour - a fast labour without complications, but it might not be natural, as perhaps painkilling drugs were used.
Natural labour - one without use of drugs or other serious medical intervention
Easy labour - a fast labour without complications, but it might not be natural, as perhaps painkilling drugs were used.
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In the U.S., you will find few people who would think a natural labor was a particularly easy one. We're rather fond of our painkilling drugs in this situation.
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