Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is expelled from the body of its mother. Different forms of birth are ovipary, vivipary or ovovivipary. In humans, the unborn offspring is called fetus after its embryonary stage. Birth - Medical meanings. 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.

Non-Birth (No-Birth)

"A term used to describe the nature of Nirvana. In Mahayana Buddhism generally, No- Birth signifies the 'extinction' of the discursive thinking by which we conceive of things as arising and perishing, forming attachments to them." (Ryukoku University.)

See also "Tolerance of Non-Birth."

 (See also: Non-Birth (No-Birth, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Parikshita is the son of Uttara, the Matsya princess and Abhimanyu, the Vrishni son of Arjuna. He is born only after the end of the war. Uttara is carrying their son in her womb when Abhimanyu is mercilessly and unfairly slain by the Kauravas. Later, Ashwathama attempts to kill the unborn child and his mother by directing the brahmastra towards her tent off the battlefields. She is saved by Lord Krishna. ...

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The king of the Panchalas, Drupada undertakes a putrakami yagna, a sacrifice to please the Gods and obtain offspring by their blessing. Drupada desires a son who can kill Drona, the Kuru martial guru who had humiliated him in battle and taken half his kingdom, even though it was Drupada who had reneged a promise made to his childhood friend Drona, that he would share his kingdom with him. With the help of two brahmins, Drupada undertakes the sacrifice. After his wife takes the sacrificial offerings, out of the fire jumps an eff ...

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Dhristadyumna, Dhristadyumna - Birth, Dhristadyumna - In the War, Dhristadyumna - Killing Drona, Dhristadyumna - Death

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Hindu Quotes: Birth and dissolution

The birth and dissolution of the cosmos itself take place in me. There is nothing that exists separate from me, Arjuna. The entire universe is suspended from me as my necklace of jewels.

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A Breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as opposed to the normal head first position. Breech birth - Etiology. Certain factors can encourage a breech presentation. These include multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets or more), excessive amounts of amniotic fluid, hydrocephaly, anencephaly, very short umbilical cord, and some uterine abnormalities. Babies with congenital abnormalities are more likely ...

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• Breech birth - Epidemiology
• Breech birth - Categories of Breech Presentation
• Breech birth - Process of Breech Birth
• Breech birth - Risks of Breech Birth
• Breech birth - Factors Influencing the Safety of Breech Birth
• Breech birth - Diagnosis of Breech Presentation
• Breech birth - Turning the Baby to Avoid Breech Birth
• Breech birth - Breech Birth versus Caesarean Section

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Birth trauma can refer to: The theorized psychological trauma of childbirth, as described at Pre- and perinatal psychology The physical trauma of childbirth, as described at ICD-10 codes P10-P15. [1] Other related archivesICD-10, Pre- and perinatal psychology, childbirth

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Large for gestational age: Weight is above the 90th percentile at gestational age Macrosomia: Weight is above a defined limit at any gestational age Appropriate for gestational age: Normal birth weight Small for gestational age: Weight is below the 10th percentile at gestational age Low birth weight: Weight is below a defined limit at any gestational age Birth weight is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gest ...

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• Birth weight - Diagnosis
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• Birth weight - Small for gestational age
• Birth weight - Diagnosis
• Birth weight - Predetermining factors
• Birth weight - Categories of growth retardation
• Birth weight - Treatment
• Birth weight - Influence on adult life
• Birth weight - Obesity
• Birth weight - Diabetes
• Birth weight - Intelligence
• Birth weight - Effects on the mother

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Twins, triplets and multiple births occur with to varying degrees in most animal species, although the term is most applicable to species in the Placentalia subclass. A multiple birth, for human beings, results when more than one human baby is born from a single pregnancy. Multiple birth - Classification. The most common form of human multiple birth is twins (two babies), but cases of triplets (three), quadruplets (four), quintuplets (five), sextuplets (six), septuplets (seven), and octuplets (eight) have a ...

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• Multiple birth - Causes and frequency
• Multiple birth - Risks
• Multiple birth - Cultural aspects
• Multiple birth - List of famous multiple births
• Multiple birth - Fictional multiple births

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Birth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant. Methods and intentions typically termed birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family planning. Mechanisms which are intended to reduce the likelihood of the fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon may more specifically be referred to as contraception. Contraception differs from abortion in that the former prevents fertilization, whereas a ...

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• Birth control - Religious and cultural attitudes toward birth control
• Birth control - Protestant Christianity
• Birth control - Catholic Christianity
• Birth control - Islam
• Birth control - Judaism

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Birth is a 2004 film directed by Jonathan Glazer. The story is about Anna (played by Nicole Kidman) who is convinced that her husband, who died 10 years previous, has been reincarnated in the form of a 10-year-old boy named Sean (Cameron Bright). This film is pretty errie in some places. The movie did not do well in its opening weekend, taking the 12th position with $1,705,577. < ...

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The Birth of Tragedy (Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik, 1872) is a 19th Century work of philosophy by Friedrich Nietzsche. The full title translates as The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music. The Birth of Tragedy - The book. In this book, Nietzsche, originally educated as a classicist, discusses the history of the Greek tragedy, and introduces an intellectual dichotomy between the Dionysian and the Apollonian (very loosely: wild emotion or sensation vs. calm reas ...

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A birthing center or centre is a healthcare facility, staffed by nurse-midwives, midwives and/or obstetricians, for mothers in labor, who may be assisted by doulas and coaches. By attending the laboring mother, the doulas can assist the midwives and make the birth easier. The midwives monitor the labor, and monitor the well-being of the mother and foetus during the birth. Should additional medical assistance be required the mother can be transferred to a hospital. Birth centers are meant for low-risk labours, and do not supersede hospitals. Free-standing birth centers still ...

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Accident of birth is a phrase pointing out that no one has any control of, or responsibility for, the circumstances of their birth or parentage. With a modern scientific understanding of genetics, one can reasonably call any human being's entire genome an accident of birth. The place of birth of a baby has an effect in immigration law of many nations, so that an 'accidental' birth in an airport lounge may entitle a person to a passport in later life. More broadly, gender, family circumstances, cultural background, access ...

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In most countries, a birth certificate is an official legal identity document usually containing most of the following information: Name at birth Date and time of birth Sex Place of birth Birth registration number (NHS number in UK) Legal parent(s) (including in UK, parents' occupations, and places of birth, and maiden name of the mother) The certificate is issued shortly after a person's birth, usually after the mother's physician files the required forms with the appropriate government agency. To obtain a ...

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The Virgin Birth is a key doctrine of the Christian faith, and is also held to be true by Muslims (Qur'an 3.47), however, they do not call him (Jesus) "Son of God", rather "Servant of God". In the Qur'an, Jesus (Isa in Arabic) is consistently termed "Isa ibn Maryam" - a matronymic - because, in Muslim belief, he had no biological father. The doctrine asserts that Jesus was conceived in the womb of his mother, the Virgin Mary, without the participation of a human father. Instead, the Miraculous Conception (not the ...

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• Virgin Birth - Alleged late appearance in the New Testament
• Virgin Birth - Saint Paul
• Virgin Birth - Dispute regarding Isaiah 7:14
• Virgin Birth - Possible borrowing from Paganism
• Virgin Birth - Use in modern storytelling

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Wet From Birth is the fourth studio album by the indie rock band The Faint. It was released on September 14, 2004. Wet from Birth - Track listing. "Desperate Guys" (3:06) "How Could I Forget?" (3:17) "I Disappear" (4:07) "Southern Belles In London Sing" (3:31) "Erection" (2:45) "Paranoiattack" (4:16) "Drop Kick the Punks" (2:28) "Phone Call" (4:03) "Symptom Finger" (3:27) "Birth" (3:17)

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Birth Control was a notable German Krautrock band known for its progressive hard-rock sound and provocative album covers. Birth Control formed in the middle of 1968 in Berlin from two other bands, the Earls and the Gents. The initial members were: Bernd Koschmidder (bass), Reinhold Sobotta (organ), Rolf Gurra (saxophone and vocals), Fritz Groeger (vocals), Klaus Orso (guitar), Reiner Borchert (guitar), and Hugo Egon Balder (percussion). The name of the band was a response to Pope Paul VI's declaration that contraceptives were sinful. Their 9'47" lasting single Gamm ...

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1858 - Month/day unknown. Percy Andreae, American anti-prohibition leader (d. ?) ...

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1858, 1858 - Events, 1858 - Births, 1858 - Month/day unknown, 1858 - Deaths

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1838 - Month/day unknown. Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (d. 1916) John S. Billings,M.D., American military and medical leader (d. 1913) ...

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1838, 1838 - Events, 1838 - Births, 1838 - Month/day unknown, 1838 - Deaths

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