parturiency

noun4

1. •
   (rare) Gestation.

   • In Night Song, Cara Henson, the teacher, becomes pregnant in her romantic relationship with Chase Jefferson, a cavalier soldier, but refuses to tell him about her parturiency. — 2004
2. •
   Parturition

   • Is it possible for a woman to go through parturiency without pain? — 1904
3. •
   (figurative) A process or quality that brings forth something new.
4. •
   A phase in the therapeutic process in which feelings dominate over understanding, in which the client seems to relive emotions and to lack clarity.

   • This highlights the necessity for the therapist to be alert for signs of parturiency, since if one is distracted or inattentive, one may miss these "doorways to feelings." — 1990