: A scholarly analysis of how Matthew and Mark use birthing metaphors to describe global strife, earthquakes, and famines as the "beginning of the end".
: A recent paper (2024) exploring theological responses to the pandemic through the lens of biblical prophecy. 🏛️ Public Policy & Social Science
These articles use the term to describe the chaotic emergence of new political or regional orders. Birth Pangs: Universal Maternity Entitlements in India birth pangs
: A dissertation tracking the history of labor pain and the medicalization of birth in Canada from 1867 to 1950.
Abstract. In June 2018, we conducted a small survey of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) in two blocks of Jharkhand: SSRN eLibrary : A scholarly analysis of how Matthew and
These papers use the term metaphorically to describe the difficult "growing pains" of new systems or social movements.
In a religious context, "birth pangs" typically refers to the (Matthew 24:8) or the transformation of the soul. Birth Pangs: Universal Maternity Entitlements in India :
: A policy paper by Aarushi Kalra and Aditi Priya discussing the financial hardships faced by pregnant women and the need for higher maternity benefits in India.