Concept selected: Childbirth
- Definition
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The definition of childbirth used in these statistics coincides with the medical-biological concept, that is, the expulsion or extraction of a viable product of conception from its mother. Therefore, miscarriage or expulsion of the unviable foetus is excluded.
- Notes
The reason for the statistical treatment of Childbirth as an independent phenomenon lies in that it shows, as a whole, viable fertility, as it encompasses both births and late foetal deaths. The relationship existing among these three concepts is as follows: Singleton deliveries + 2 times the twin deliveries + 3 times the triplet deliveries + ... = births + late foetal deaths.
- Source
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Vital Statistics
- Topic
- Statistical operations (links to the Inventory of Statistical Operations)
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