livebirth
Baby emerges breathing
A livebirth is the delivery of a child showing signs of life—breathing, heartbeat, or voluntary movement—regardless of how long gestation lasted.
The term matters in medical and legal contexts, where it contrasts with stillbirth: The hospital recorded 247 livebirths last month.
Also spelled as two words: live birth.
Bearing live young
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- parturitionAct of giving birth
- neonateInfant under 28 days
lactation · whelping · calving · foaling · pupping · farrowing · lambing · kidding
Capacity to succeed
- neonateInfant under 28 days
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
thriving · nurture · bonding · breastfeeding · warmth · breathing · heartbeat · reflexes
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- crowningInstalling as monarch
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
doula · obstetrician · epidural · vaginal · cesarean · waterbirth · homebirth · prenatal
viviparous
Bearing live young
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- parturitionAct of giving birth
neonate · lactation · whelping · calving · foaling · pupping · farrowing · lambing · kidding · cubbing
viability
Capacity to succeed
pediatrics · thriving · nurture · bonding · breastfeeding · warmth · breathing · heartbeat · reflexes · birthweight
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- crowningInstalling as monarch
midwife · doula · obstetrician · epidural · vaginal · cesarean · waterbirth · homebirth · prenatal · postpartum
livebirthmiscarriage
Pregnancy lost naturally
pregnancy loss · abortion · termination · stillbirth · induced abortion
live, birth, lived, lives, living, alive, lively, livelihood, births