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Birth of its mother. Different forms of birth are ovipary, vivipary or ovovivipary.

In humans, the unborn offspring is called fetus after its embryonary stage.

table Childbirth is the process at the end of a successful human pregnancy that results in a baby being born.Natural childbirth is the technique of minimizing medical intervention, particularly anaesthetics, during childbirth.Multiple birth is the birth of two (twins), three (triplets), four (quadruplets), etc., babies resulting from a single pregnancy.The birth canal is the term used for the vagina during birth, as it is the route through which the infant passes during a vaginal birth.Birth control methods are devices, medications or behavior patterns to reduce the probability of pregnancy. Birth control pills are contraceptives which are taken orally.Infertility treatments are devices, medications, or behavior patterns to increase the probability of pregnancy.Birth pangs are the pains felt by the mother during labour, resulting from contractions of the uterus and pressure on nerves and organs.Birth trauma is a theory in some branches of psychology and alternative medicine that the baby experiences extreme pain during the birthing process and that this pain influences the child later in life.Birthday is a day to commemorate one's birth. It is an annual event based either on the anniversary of a person's date of birth, or on astrological birthtime calculations.A nuclear family comprising the father, mother, brother or sister, is an institution where the members are related by birth.A person is considered of illegitimate birth if he is born of parents not validly married to each other.Astrology is based upon the belief that an individual's life is influenced by the geocentric positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets in the sky or below the horizon at the moment of strong; a natal chart is calculated using the exact time, date, and place of birth in order to try and interpret these cyclical influences on a person's life.Virgin Birth is the Christian doctrine that asserts that Jesus Christ was born without the participation of a human father.Rebirth is a belief that a person is born again after death based on the karma of his previous births. is used metaphorically to refer to a beginning, especially of a natural phenomenon, one that is impressive in its scope or complexity, or one that is viewed favorably.

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