Birth Medical Definition

Birth | definition of birth by Medical dictionary

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birth ( berth ), 1. Passage of the fetus from the uterus to the outside world; the act of being born. 2. Specifically, in the human, complete expulsion or extraction of a fetus from its mother, irrespective of gestational age, and regardless of whether the umbilical cord has …

Birth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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birth noun ˈbərth 1 a : the coming out of a new individual from the body of its parent b : the act or process of bringing forth young from the uterus 2 : descent sense 1, lineage noble …

Premature birth - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Medical terms and definitions during pregnancy and birth

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home birth – labour and delivery that takes place at home, under the supervision of a midwife immunisation – the administration of a vaccine, often by injection, that makes the …

Standard Terminology for Fetal, Infant, and Perinatal …

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The definition indicates the meaning of a term (eg, live birth, fetal death). A reporting requirement is that part of the defined event for …

Preterm Birth | Maternal and Infant Health | Reproductive …

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Preterm birth is when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed. In 2021, preterm birth affected about 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States. The preterm birth rate rose …

Preterm birth - World Health Organization

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Babies may be born preterm because of spontaneous preterm labour or because there is a medical indication to plan an induction of labour or caesarean birth …

Types Of Delivery: Childbirth Options, Differences

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Sometimes, your labor and delivery changes, and a cesarean birth becomes necessary for the health and safety of you or your baby. An unplanned C-section might be needed if any of the following conditions …

Birth defects - World Health Organization

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They can be defined as structural or functional anomalies (for example, metabolic disorders) that occur during intrauterine life and can be identified prenatally, at …

Definition of Term Pregnancy | ACOG

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Uniform definitions of term are predicated on a uniform method of determining gestational age. The work group provided a method for determination of gestational age …