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Will patients and clinics be able to discard embryos diagnosed with abnormalities that are not compatible with live birth or are considered significant birth defects?
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 13 Sep. 2024
The subsequent live birth rate was likewise significantly higher.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
About 44% of egg retrievals result in a live birth for patients under 35, according to preliminary data for 2021 published by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Xola and mama Zenzele have been indoors since her Feb. 11 birth, the first live birth of a rhinoceros at the zoo.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team rigorously tested the refined technique, utilising 113 reconstructed embryos, of which 11 were transferred to seven surrogates, ultimately resulting in just a single live birth: Retro.
—Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 23 Jan. 2024
In reproduction, there’s the energy embodied by offspring–the hatchlings that emerge from eggs or the newborn young that result from live birth.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The first live birth from IVF wasn't announced until 1978.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 May 2024
The live birth rate among the women who became pregnant was almost 28%.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Live birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20birth. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
live birth
noun
: 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
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