"birthquake" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Blend of birth + earthquake",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1976, Ray K. Tyers, Singapore, Then & Now, volume 2, page 449:",
          "text": "It has 149 midwives, 129 beds for gynaecological cases, 314 maternity beds and a \"birthquake\" of 39,856 babies (more than 109 per day).",
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Family and Support Systems across the Life Span, page 11:",
          "text": "The presentation of this notion stimulated a birthquake of theoretical development and research in the field of urban sociology.",
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        "An event involving a large number of births or creations."
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        "(informal) An event involving a large number of births or creations."
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        "informal"
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  "word": "birthquake"
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  "etymology_text": "Blend of birth + earthquake",
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        "An event involving a large number of births or creations."
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        "(informal) An event involving a large number of births or creations."
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