催产 (cuī chǎn) — to induce labor, to hasten childbirth

Definition

Medical term for inducing labor or speeding up childbirth — a doctor uses drugs or other methods to start contractions when needed. Typically used in clinical/medical contexts.

verb

to induce laborto hasten childbirth

Examples

催产。
Yī shēng jué dìng gěi yùn fù cuī chǎn.
The doctor decided to induce labor for the pregnant woman.
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Tā yīn wèi guò le yù chǎn qī, suǒ yǐ cuī le yí cì chǎn.
Because she was past her due date, she had labor induced once.
催产，。
cuī chǎn Zhēn dǎ wán hòu, tā hěn kuài jiù yǒu le gōng suō.
After the induction shot, she soon had contractions.

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