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birth
birth or labor, delivery of the fetus by the viviparous mammal. Birth is also known as parturition. Human birth normally occurs about 280 days after onset of the last menstrual period before conception. The Stages of Labor Onset of labor, the first stage, is heralded by contractions of the... Read more |
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Premature birth
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Multiple Births
Multiple Births BIBLIOGRAPHY Aristotle long ago aptly noted that multiple births are “praeter naturam,” that is, Read more |
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Birth order
Birth order Definition Birth order is the chronological order of sibling births in a family . Description Alfred Adler (1870family:Lucida Sans Unicode;">–1937) was a pioneer in the study of birth order. His research suggested that the position a child had by the order of birth significantly... Read more |
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birth defects
birth defects abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. Defects may be genetic in origin, as in Down syndrome , ... Read more |
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Breech birth
Breech birth Definition Breech birth is the delivery of a fetus (unborn baby) in a bottom- or foot-first position. Between 3 to 4 percent of fetuses start labor in the breech position, which is a potentially dangerous situation. Description Throughout most of pregnancy the... Read more |
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Virgin birth
virgin birth — a woman giving birth without documented involvement of a male figure in the act of conception (attested e.g. by an intact hymen) — is a widespread and well-known religious and cultural motif. It belongs to the category of portents and magic signs that announce the... Read more |
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birth control
birth control practice of contraception for the purpose of limiting reproduction. Methods of Birth Control Male birth control methods include withdrawal of the male before ejaculation (the oldest contraceptive technique) and use of the condom, a rubber sheath covering the penis. The condom,... Read more |
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Low Birth Weight Infant
Low Birth Weight Infant An infant born with a weight of less than five pounds (2,500 grams) at birth is classified as a low birth weight infant. Babies with low birth weight were either born prematurely or are small for their age because their growth was restricted in the... Read more |
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The Birth of a Nation
THE BIRTH OF A NATION USA, 1915 Director:D. W. Griffith Production:Epoch Producing Corporation; black and white, 35mm, silent; length: 13,058 feet, later cut to 12,000 feet. Released 8 February 1915, Los Angeles. Re-released 1930 with musical soundtrack. ... Read more |
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birth
...of the social nature of human birth owes much to the pioneering...between human and higher primate birth. Because higher primates walk...easy labours and uncomplicated births. When humans began to walk...and cling immediately after birth, but the larger ... |
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Birth Control and Family Planning
Birth Control and Family Planning. Americans have practiced birth control throughout their history. Women in the Colonial...although overlapping forces: the early twentieth century birth‐control advocacy of Margaret Sanger and other feminists... |
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birth control
birth control techniques appear to have been widely...and 1830s saw the first open discussion of birth control techniques, and the dissemination...distributed some 3 million pamphlets advocating birth control during its existence.Before the... |
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virgin birth
virgin birth — a woman giving birth without documented involvement of a male figure in the act of conception...conception is present, if only metaphorically.In Christianity, virgin birth assumed a special centrality parallel to the role of virginity itself... |
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development and growth: birth and infancy
development and growth: birth and infancy The Latin word infans means...stand and walk almost immediately after birth. In contrast mice, rabbits, and humans...as neonatal for the first month after birth.Comparison of the gestation period... |
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birth defects
birth defects This term refers broadly to anything that is wrong with an infant at birth, whether it be a true congenital abnormality resulting...developed fetus by infection or injury before or during birth. The term may cover both those defects which are... |
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premature birth
premature birth Birth of a baby prior to 37 weeks' gestation or weighing less than 2.5kg (5.5lb). Premature babies are more at risk than those born at full term and require special care. |
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birth, Caesarean
birth, Caesarean (Caesarean section) Delivery of a baby by a surgical incision made through the abdomen and uterus of the mother... |
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Birth of a Nation, The
Birth of a Nation, The, motion picture written by Thomas Dixon and filmed by D.W. Griffith in 1915. This story of the South during and after the Civil War provided the screen with its first large spectacle. |
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Contraception
...Legal restriction on the sale and use of birth control dates back to Congress's passage...statutes restricting the sale or use of birth control. During the first half of the...state courts narrowly construed bans on birth control so that by the 1940s, in most... |
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birth
...separate being: he was blind from birth despite a difficult birth he's fit and healthy. ∎ a baby...syndrome is one in every 800 live births. ∎ the beginning or coming into existence of something: the birth of democracy. ∎ origin, descent... |
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birth-rate
...known—the ‘crude birth-rate’—is simply the number of live births in a year per 1,000...fertility rate’ is the birth-rate per thousand...as the number of live births divided by the female...These more sophisticated birth-rates take account... |
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birth control
birth control techniques appear to have been widely...and 1830s saw the first open discussion of birth control techniques. More public debate followed...distributed some 3 million pamphlets advocating birth control. Before the third quarter of the... |
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Virgin Birth of Christ
Virgin Birth of Christ. The belief that Jesus Christ...the absence of reference to the Virgin Birth in other parts of the NT; and the contention...with the full Humanity of Christ for His Birth to be like that of other men. None of these... |
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virgin birth
virgin birth The assertion in the gospels of Matthew...the LXX of Isa. 7: 14 which prophesies a birth from a ‘virgin’ (in the Greek). The Greek...Isa. 7: 14 was referring to the natural birth of Hezekiah. Indeed the LXX went out... |
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Birth and population control
Birth and population control. In general, religions give to birth the highest possible value. In W. religions, it tends...indeed a matter of pro-creation. In E. religions, birth continues the sequences of reincarnation or of reappearance... |
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preterm birth
preterm birth (premature birth) (pree-term) n. birth of a baby before 37 weeks (259 days) of gestation (calculated from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period); a birth at less than 23 weeks is at present incompatible... |
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birth certificate
birth cer·tif·i·cate • n. an official document issued to record a person's birth, including such identifying data as name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, and parentage. |
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birth rate
birth rate (live birth rate) n. the number of live births occurring in a year per 1000 total population. See also fertility rate. |
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Mary, Gospel of the Birth of
Mary, Gospel of the Birth of. A medieval apocryphal book describing the birth of the BVM, her life in the Temple from the age of 3 to 12, her betrothal, the Annunciation, and the Virgin Birth of Christ. |
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birth
birth • noun 1. Nick arrived just in time for the birth synonyms: childbirth, delivery, nativity, birthing...archaic accouchement, childbed.antonym: death. 2. the birth of science synonyms: beginning(s), emergence, genesis... |
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inherent
...basic sense of existing at the time of birth, but innate is usually preferred in an...seated they seem to have been there from birth (an inborn aptitude for the piano). Congenital also means from the time of one's birth, but it is primarily used in medical contexts... |
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contraceptive
contraceptive • noun what type of contraceptive did you use?synonyms: birth control; prophylactic, condom, birth control pill, the pill, diaphragm, the sponge, female condom, IUD, cervical cap, morning-after pill, BC/BCP; trademark Plan B. |
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mother
...coddle, cosset, fuss over.antonym: neglect. 2. she mothered two sets of twins synonyms: give birth to, have, bear, produce, birth; archaic be brought to bed of. • adjective my mother tongue synonyms: native, first, original... |
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origin
...beginning, start, commencement, origination, genesis, birth, dawning, dawn, emergence, creation, birthplace, cradle...parentage, pedigree, lineage, line (of descent), heritage, birth, extraction, family, stock, blood, bloodline. AWKWARD... |
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deliver
...commitments synonyms: fulfill, live up to, carry out, carry through, make good on. 9. she returned home to deliver her child synonyms: give birth to, bear, have, bring into the world, birth; informal drop; dated be delivered of, . |
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bear
...hack, swallow; formal brook; archaic suffer. 8. she bore a son synonyms: give birth to, bring forth, deliver, be delivered of, have, produce, spawn, birth; informal drop; literary beget. 9. a shrub that bears yellow berries synonyms... |
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labor
...working people, hands, laborers. 4. in labor for many hours having the childsynonyms: childbirth, birth, parturition, delivery, birth contractions, contractions, labor pains, labor pangs, travail. USAGE NOTES drudgery, grind, toil... |
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upper-class
...class relations look down on ussynonyms: aristocratic, noble, of noble birth, patrician, titled, blue-blooded, high-born, well-born, elite...classy, posh, uptown; landowning, landed; archaic gentle, of gentle birth. |
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blind
blind • adjective 1. he has been blind since birth synonyms: sightless, unsighted, visually impaired, visionless, unseeing; partially sighted, purblind; informal as blind as a... |
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Birth rates drop another 1% in 2002.(By the Numbers)
...21.4 years. * Birth rates for women 35-39 (41.4 births per 1,000 women...thirds of all births in 1980, to about half in 2002. The birth rate for age 20...2002 to 31 twin births per 1,000. The twin birth rate has risen 38... |
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Birth centers taking pains to gain acceptance; Out-of-hospital deliveries are...
...medical procedure. Birth center deliveries...cheaper than hospital births. That fact has inspired...firmly opposes home births because they are...says. It supports birth centers as long as...Centers. There are now birth centers in 33 ... |
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Birth Certificates and the Law
...those who witness the birth, not upon the newborn. In stateless societies birth certificates would generally...church record of the births of their children, or...any requirement that births be registered with the...report or register a ... |
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Teenage Birth Rates
...age 1 5-19 had a 2002 birth rate of 94.5 births per 1,000 females, an...from 1991 to 2002. This birth rate was 68.3 births per 1,000 females. For...age 15-19, the 2002 birth rate was 83.4 births per 1,000 females, a... |
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Birth defects
...recorded, along with other information on the birth, in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. All Norwegian births are recorded in this registry and it allowed the researchers to link the birth records of these women to the birth records... |
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Birth defects among low birth weight infants - metropolitan Atlanta, 1978-1988.
...live-born singleton infants. Birth defect rates were determined...singleton live-born infants with birth defects registered in the MACDP...total number of singleton live births in the five-county metropolitan...calculated by dividing the rate of birth ... |
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2007 birth rate tops 1950s baby boom peak.(Statistical data)
...any age group, 117.5 births per 1,000. The birth rate for women aged 30...000 or 445,045 live births. This spike in birth rates for this group has...when looking at state birth rates -- total births per 1,000 population... |
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Birth certificates as a source for fetal alcohol syndrome case ascertainment...
...86% had FAS diagnosed on the date of birth and 94% within 2 days of birth. From 1989 through 1992, MACDP identified...cases (overall rate: 2.3 per 10,000 births). FAS was noted on the birth certificates of 14 infants. Four of the... |
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Delaying birth center a bad choice.(Local Opinion)
...complications. In the birth center's open and relaxed...the large majority of births without complications...located outside of the birth center, provides the...to prepare for healthy births. The Prenatal Clinic...be in jeopardy without ... |
 "The New Nation (Dhaka, India)")
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Birth registration ends this month.
...under 5, have received their birth certificates, according to...new software for digitising birth and death registration. Besides...preserve all information of births and deaths centrally in the...Government in the process of birth and death registration. ... |
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