in labor

[of a woman] experiencing the pains and exertion of childbirth. Susan was in labor for nearly eight hours. As soon as she had been in labor for an hour, she went to the hospital.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Isidore	IZ-i-dawr (English), ee-zee-DOR (French)	English, French, Georgian, Jewish
Jeanne	ZHAHN (French), JEEN (English)	French, English
Ilda	-	Italian
Dorian	DAWR-ee-ən (English)	English, French
Kobe (1)	-	Dutch
Orla (2)	-	Danish