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On paper, the end result is the same—a live birth—but the process is far smoother thanks to PGT-A.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Adding to the confusion was the name on her certificate of live birth: Unakite Thirteen Hotel, which Kilburn says he was told was computer-generated by the Iowa hospital where Caroline was taken after her home birth.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Even after all these costs, egg-freezing - like any conception method - is not guaranteed to result in a successful live birth.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Doctors in some states watch their patients’ health deteriorate before providing abortions, even when there is a zero percent chance that the pregnancy in question could result in a live birth.
—Kerry Meagher, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Still, many steps remain before IVF can be widely used with marsupials, as more technical advancements are needed to achieve a live birth.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
And many couples need multiple IVF cycles to have a baby, since only about 36% of cycles resulting in a live birth for women ages 35-37 using their own eggs.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Just before the third transfer, my doctor told me that my best chance at a live birth would be through gestational carrier, when another woman works with you to carry the embryo that is biologically yours.
—Jessica Schneider, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Courtesy of Sourcebooks For women below the age of 35, freezing 20 eggs provides a 90 percent chance of a live birth.
—Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Adding to the confusion was the name on her certificate of live birth: Unakite Thirteen Hotel, which Kilburn says he was told was computer-generated by the Iowa hospital where Caroline was taken after her home birth.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Even after all these costs, egg-freezing - like any conception method - is not guaranteed to result in a successful live birth.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Doctors in some states watch their patients’ health deteriorate before providing abortions, even when there is a zero percent chance that the pregnancy in question could result in a live birth.
—Kerry Meagher, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Still, many steps remain before IVF can be widely used with marsupials, as more technical advancements are needed to achieve a live birth.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
And many couples need multiple IVF cycles to have a baby, since only about 36% of cycles resulting in a live birth for women ages 35-37 using their own eggs.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Just before the third transfer, my doctor told me that my best chance at a live birth would be through gestational carrier, when another woman works with you to carry the embryo that is biologically yours.
—Jessica Schneider, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Courtesy of Sourcebooks For women below the age of 35, freezing 20 eggs provides a 90 percent chance of a live birth.
—Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Live birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20birth. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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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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