birth

(berth). The act or proce of being born. 2. That which i is born. cro -b., preternatural labor with fetus lying transversely. deadb., birth of a fetus which, during or before birth, has lost all signs of antenatal life, heart-beat, pulsation, movement. head-b., a birth in which the head presents. b.-mark, a congenital nevus. b.-palsy, any paralytic affection due to an injury at birth. premature b., expulsion of the fetus after the sixth month, but before full term. stillb., birth of a fetus exhibiting heart-beat, but not pulmonary respiration. Such a fetus may die or may po ibly be resuscitated.