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Birth — is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/birth] . The offspring is brought forth from the mother. Different forms of birth are oviparity, vivipary or ovovivipary.Two words used to… … Wikipedia
birth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. origin, creation; genesis, inception; childbirth, parturition. See reproduction.Ant., death. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The coming into life] Syn. delivery, childbirth, parturition, nativity, beginning,… … English dictionary for students
Preterm birth — Classification and external resources Intubated preterm baby in an incubator ICD 10 O … Wikipedia
Rupture of membranes — (ROM) or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac.[1] Normally, or spontaneously ,[2] it occurs at full term at the onset of, or during, labor. This is colloquially known as breaking water. A… … Wikipedia
Coffin birth — Coffin birth, known in academia by the more accurate term postmortem fetal extrusion,[1][2] is the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of the decomposing body of a pregnant woman as a result of the increasing pressure of… … Wikipedia
Water birth — is a method of giving birth, which involves immersion in warm water. Proponents believe this method to be safe and provides many benefits for both mother and infant, including pain relief and a less traumatic birth experience for the baby.… … Wikipedia
Premature birth — ] *anxietycite journal |author=Dole N, Savitz DA, Hertz Picciotto I, Siega Riz AM, McMahon MJ, Buekens P |title=Maternal stress and preterm birth |journal=Am. J. Epidemiol. |volume=157 |issue=1 |pages=14–24 |year=2003 |pmid=12505886… … Wikipedia
Induction (birth) — Induction is a method of artificially or prematurely stimulating labour in a woman. [ Houghton Mifflin Company, (2006): The American Heritage Dictionary. ] Common causes for induction include: * The baby is believed to be getting too big. *… … Wikipedia
Home birth — occurs when a woman labors and delivers a child at home, rather than the labor and delivery ward of a hospital or birthing center. Home births are generally attended by a midwife, but are sometimes attended by general practitioners or other… … Wikipedia
Multiple birth — Quadruplet , quintuplet , etc. redirect here. For the musical use of the terms, see tuplet. Triplet brothers at graduation. Identical triplets are extremely rare, something that occurs only once in every 500,000 births. A multiple birth occurs… … Wikipedia
