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Infant
An individual less than one year of age.
Rh factor
protein substance present in the red blood cells of most people, capable of inducing intense antigenic reactions.
Gestation period
Number of completed weeks elapsed between the first day of the last normal menstrual period and the date of delivery.
Fetal death (stillbirth)
Death of a product of conception prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, regardless of the length of gestation
Birth weight
The weight of an infant at delivery, recorded in pounds and ounces or in grams.
Natality
Birth as a component of population change.
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
is the breakage of small blood vessels in the eyes of a baby.
Live birth
The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy, which after expulsion shows any vital signs (heart beat, voluntary breathing, umbilical cord pulsation, or voluntary muscle movem
Perinatal
Period from 20 weeks gestation through 27 days after birth.
Congenital anomaly
Physical, physiological, or metabolic abnormality existing before or at birth, but not necessarily detectable at birth.
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