live birth

noun

: a birth of a living child or animal

Examples of live birth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vast majority of those cases involved a live birth where the mother was suspected of using drugs, but in a rising minority of cases since Dobbs, people are also being criminalized for pregnancy loss. — Amy Littlefield, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

An autopsy report indicated there was evidence of live birth. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Women in their early 30s generally need about 14 mature eggs for a roughly 70% chance of one live birth, according to one estimate cited by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 July 2026

All of these aphids are females that give live birth to other females. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 May 2026

Rhymes for live birth

• afterbirth
• berth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth
• mirth
• worth
• childbirth
• rebirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth

Medical Definition

live birth

noun

ˈlīv- 

: birth in such a state that processes of life are manifested after the emergence of the whole body : birth of a live fetus compare stillbirth