Definition
A "live birth" is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. It's about independent viability outside the womb. Consider it the official starting gun 👶 for a new individual's life race. It's the concrete proof that development has reached a critical threshold. This contrasts with stillbirth, where sadly the baby doesn't survive.