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Each curve shows the percentage likelihood by age of having at least one live birth based on the number of mature eggs (oocytes) retrieved and frozen.
—Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
Of the 20 people who received a transplant, 14 had a successful surgery and all 14 subsequently had a successful pregnancy and live birth.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024
The writer/director makes no moral imposition of her own as the doctor’s ethics are called into question, and an intense odyssey (including an unmistakably live birth filmed with great care) into her lonely inner world begins.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
Will patients and clinics be able to discard embryos diagnosed with abnormalities that are not compatible with live birth or are considered significant birth defects?
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 13 Sep. 2024
The subsequent live birth rate was likewise significantly higher.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
About 44% of egg retrievals result in a live birth for patients under 35, according to preliminary data for 2021 published by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Xola and mama Zenzele have been indoors since her Feb. 11 birth, the first live birth of a rhinoceros at the zoo.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team rigorously tested the refined technique, utilising 113 reconstructed embryos, of which 11 were transferred to seven surrogates, ultimately resulting in just a single live birth: Retro.
—Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Live birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20birth. Accessed 29 Nov. 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
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