Romance: How to Say 'Give Birth' in Three Romance Languages

In this episode, I discuss how to say "give birth" in French, Spanish, and Italian   REFERENCES:   Google Books NGram Viewer. Retrieved from: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dar+a+luz&year_start=1500&year_end=2008&corpus=21&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cdar%20a%20luz%3B%2Cc0   Google Books NGram Viewer. Retrieved from: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dare+alla+luce&year_start=1400&year_end=2019&corpus=22&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cdare%20alla%20luce%3B%2Cc0   Lindsay, L. (n.d.) Tag: Italian translation to give birth. Retrieved from https://leslielindsay.com/tag/italian-translation-to-give-birth/   Schmermund, E. (April 17, 2017) . French expressions: Pregnancy and childbirth. Retrieved from https://blogs.transparent.com/french/french-expressions-pregnancy-and-childbirth/   What is the origin of “dar a luz”, referring to giving birth?  (April 29, 2017). Retrieved from:  https://spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/20723/what-is-the-origin-of-dar-a-luz-referring-to-giving-birth

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Birth worker Sara Pixton draws on her backgrounds in applied linguistics and social work to explore the power of words during the childbearing season and how we can all come together to better care for and honor those who give birth.