Live Birth (other)
Live birth may refer to: *Viviparity, a reproductive mode wherein an embryo develops inside the body of its mother *In human reproduction, the birth of a living child (as opposed to stillborn); see Live birth (human) In human reproduction, a live birth occurs when a fetus exits a pregnant person showing any definite sign of life, such as voluntary muscle, voluntary movement, Cardiac cycle, heartbeat or pulsation of the umbilical cord, for however brief a time ...

Viviparity
In animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, with the maternal circulation providing for the metabolic needs of the embryo's development, until the mother gives birth to a fully or partially developed juvenile that is at least metabolically independent. This is opposed to oviparity, where the embryos develop independently outside the mother in eggs until they are developed enough to break out as hatchlings; and ovoviviparity, where the embryos are developed in eggs that remain carried inside the mother's body until the hatchlings emerge from the mother as juveniles, similar to a live birth. Etymology The term "viviparity" and its adjective form "viviparous" both derive from the Latin ''vivus'', meaning "living"; and ''pario'', meaning "give birth to". Reproductive mode Five modes of reproduction have been differentiated in animals based on relations between zygote and parents. The five include two nonviviparous modes: ovulipari ...
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