Birth
Birth
Birth (pronunciation: /bɜːrθ/) is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring, also referred to as parturition. The offspring is an infant or a young animal or plant.
Etymology
The term "birth" comes from the Old English gebyrd meaning "birth, descent, race, nature; fate," from Proto-Germanic *gaburthis (source also of Old Frisian berd, Old Saxon giburd, Dutch geboorte, Old High German giburida, German geburt, Gothic gabaurths).
Related Terms
- Pregnancy: The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body.
- Labor: The process of childbirth, especially the period from the start of uterine contractions to delivery.
- Midwife: A person trained to assist women in childbirth.
- Obstetrics: The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth.
- Neonate: A newborn child, or an infant less than four weeks old.
- Postpartum period: The period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Birth
- Wikipedia's article - Birth
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