-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Examples of live birth in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
This rate represents a 52% decrease in the teen live birth rate from 2011 to 2020.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
In Alabama, there were 1,219 IVF procedures and 407 live birth deliveries in 2021, according to the CDC.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
In a study from 2016, women who froze their eggs under the age of 34 had a 60% live birth rate with 10 eggs, whereas women who froze them at 41 to 42 had around a 20% chance of a live birth.
—Paige Stables, Allure, 16 Nov. 2023
Each year, the sharks give live birth to about 20 pups each.
—Ana Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2023
On April 3, 2023, the Health Department denied her application for JJ’s birth certificate, stating the documents the couple provided didn’t sufficiently prove his live birth and her presence in the District at that time.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'live birth.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near live birth
Cite this Entry
“Live birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20birth. Accessed 10 Jun. 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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share