Many birth defects form during the embryonic period, before a woman even realizes she's missed her first period.

The woman was killed while she was heavily pregnant. She was expecting to give birth to a child soon.

I was famous from birth

birth pangs of a process.

Birth is violent, whether it be the birth of a child or the birth of an idea.

If you can announce the seasons or the birth of a child, you can certainly announce the reasons for the birth of a nation.