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Further complicating the matter, the certificate of live birth listed a bizarre name on it: Unakite Thirteen Hotel.
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Of those, 27 resulted in a live birth, the majority either immediately declared healthy or with normal follow-up tests.
—CBS News, 15 May 2025
On paper, the end result is the same—a live birth—but the process is far smoother thanks to PGT-A.
—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
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Of those, 27 resulted in a live birth, the majority either immediately declared healthy or with normal follow-up tests.
—CBS News, 15 May 2025
On paper, the end result is the same—a live birth—but the process is far smoother thanks to PGT-A.
—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
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“Live birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20birth. Accessed 12 Jun. 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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