normal birth
1Birth weight — is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height. A baby born within the normal range of weight for that… …
2birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …
3Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) — Hydrocephalus is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. The fluid (the CSF) is often under increased pressure which can compress and damage the brain. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a specific form of hydrocephalus …
4birth — n. 1) to give birth (she gave birth to twins) 2) a breech; multiple; normal; premature birth 3) at birth (she weighed seven pounds at birth) 4) by birth (he s Spanish by birth) 5) of birth (of noble birth) * * * [bɜːθ] multiple normal premature… …
5normal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + NORMAL ▪ be back to, go back to, return to ▪ After a week of festivities, life returned to normal. PREPOSITION ▪ above normal …
6birth — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. ▪ normal ▪ difficult ▪ breech ▪ …
7Normal Retirement Age - NRA — The age at which people can receive full benefits upon leaving the work force. In the United States, for example, the normal retirement age for receiving full social security benefits is 67 years of age for persons born in 1960 or later. Birth… …
8Home birth — occurs when a woman labors and delivers a child at home, rather than the labor and delivery ward of a hospital or birthing center. Home births are generally attended by a midwife, but are sometimes attended by general practitioners or other… …
9Lotus birth — Lotus birth, or Umbilical Nonseverance, is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord unclamped and intact following birth, rather than intervening upon the normal physiological process of Wharton s jelly changes which produce a natural internal… …
10multiple birth — Birth of more than one child from one pregnancy. Twins are most common, born in 1 of about every 80 pregnancies. Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg, which splits into two genetically identical embryos (though physical traits may …
