par·tu·ri·tion 
(pär′ty-rĭshən, -t-, pär′chə-)
(pär′ty-rĭshən, -t-, pär′chə-)n.
The act or process of giving birth to one or more offspring.
[Late Latin parturītiō, parturītiōn-, from Latin parturītus, past participle of parturīre, to be in labor; see PARTURIENT.]