Definitions for "LIVE BIRTH"
The complete expulsion or extraction from a mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Heartbeats are to be distinguished from transient cardiac contractions. Respirations are to be distinguished from fleeting respiratory efforts or gasps. For counting purposes, live births are those born in the reporting Military Treatment Facility.
In the World Health Organization's definition, also adopted by the United Nations and the National Center for Health Statistics, a live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of such a birth is considered live born.
The complete delivery or removal of a fetus, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy, that breathes or shows other signs of life.
Keywords:  babies, delivery, signs, life, one
The delivery of one or more babies with any signs of life.