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Birth
Birth is the process in mammals by which a fetus is expelled from the body of its mother.
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2 Legal Meanings 3 Spiritual Meanings 4 Metaphorical Meanings 5 Birth in Literature and the Arts 6 See Also |
Medical Meanings
- Childbirth is the process at the end of pregnancy that results in a baby being born.
- Birth defect is a physical or mental abnormality present at the time of birth.
- Multiple birth is the birth of two (twins), three (triplets), four (quadruplets), etc., babies resulting from a single pregnancy.
- The birth canal is the term used for the vagina during birth, as it is the route through which the infant passes during a vaginal birth.
- Cesarean section is surgical birth through the wall of the abdomen.
- Birth control methods are devices, medications or behavior patterns to reduce the probability of pregnancy. Birth control pills are contraceptives which are taken orally.
- Birth pangs are the pains felt by the mother during labour, resulting from contractions of the uterus and pressure on nerves and organss.
- Premature birth is the birth of an infant before the full term of pregnancy.
- Stillbirth is the birth of a dead fetus or an infant.
Legal Meanings
- Birthday is a day to commemorate one's birth. Its an annual event based either on the person's date of birth or on astrological birthtime calculations.
- Birth certificate is a legal document describing details of a person's birth.
- A nuclear family comprising the father, mother, brother or sister, is an institution where the members are related by birth.
- A person is considered of illegitimate birth if he is born of parents not validly married to each other.
Spiritual Meanings
- Virgin Birth is the Christian doctrine that asserts that Jesus Christ was born without the participation of a human father.
- Rebirth is a belief that a person is born again after death based on the karma of his previous births.
- Rebirthing is a breathing process which seeks to resolve the trauma faced at birth.
Metaphorical Meanings
The term birth is used metaphorically to refer to a beginning, especially of a natural phenomenon, one that is impressive in its scope or complexity, or one that is viewed favorably.
- Stellar evolution is the field of study the deals with the birth of stars and its lifecycle.
Birth in Literature and the Arts
- The Birth of a Nation is a controversial silent film directed by D.W. Griffith and released in 1915
- The birth of Venus is a famous painting by Sandro Botticelli.