noun
returning to one's parents' home to give birth; giving birth at one's parents' home
Common practice in Japan where a pregnant woman temporarily returns to her parents' home for childbirth and postpartum care.
彼女は里帰り出産のために実家に戻った。
She returned to her parents' home for a homecoming birth.
里帰り出産は、産後のサポートを受けやすいという利点がある。
Homecoming births have the advantage of making it easier to receive postpartum support.
Refers to returning to one's hometown or parents' home in general, not specifically for childbirth.
Compound of 里帰り (returning to one's parents' home) and 出産 (childbirth).