parturient

 
Pronunciation: /pɑːˈtjʊərɪənt/
technical

adjective

  • (of a woman or female mammal) about to give birth; in labour: hospitalized parturient women

noun

  • a parturient woman: anaesthesia for the parturient

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin parturient- 'being in labour', from the verb parturire, inceptive of parere 'bring forth'