live birth
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3.5
- noun
- /laɪv bɜrθ/
- Specialized
:
nacimiento vivo
- They are mammals that give live birth to well developed young.
- 1,000 live births
- live birth rate
- number of live births
Let's increase the odds that one of them actually does result in a live birth.
- Let's increase the odds that one of them actually does result in a live birth.
Examples
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The deliveries included 28,961 live births and 107 stillborn events.
Academic text (2011) -
The rate that year was 108 black infant deaths per 1,000 live births and 72 white infant deaths.
Academic text (1994) -
Of women with at least one live birth, 14% had lost a child.
Academic text (2011) -
The rate for white mothers was 37.0 per 10,000 live births compared to 91.0 for black mothers.
Academic text (1994) -
The infant mortality rate is calculated based on the number of live births each year.
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She was thrilled to announce the arrival of her baby after a difficult pregnancy ending in live birth.
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Public health officials monitor the live birth rate to assess the overall health of the population.
Synonyms
A baby who shows signs of life after birth, like breathing or a heartbeat
Antonyms
- Specialized
68
5.8
Loss of a pregnancy before the baby can live outside the mother's body
- Specialized
5
7.5
A baby that dies inside its mother after 20 weeks of pregnancy and is born dead
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'live' (alive) + 'birth' (the event of being born) yields the idea of a baby born showing signs of life, so a B1 learner who knows both words can derive the meaning. This is a common, cross-linguistically simple noun phrase (often used in medical contexts) and therefore fully transparent.
Etymology
Live birth began with doctors noting when a baby moved, breathed, or had a heartbeat at birth. They marked the birth as 'live' to show the baby was born alive, so today live birth means a baby born with any sign of life.