We explain what birth is and why it is different for various types of living beings. Also, what is a birth certificate.
What is birth?
The birth It is the final moment of the gestation stage of a living being, in which it begins its life as an individual physiologically independent. In the case of human beings and other viviparous animals, birth is also called parturition, and is considered the initial moment of the life of each living being, from which they begin to reach their birthdays.
However, birth is not the same for all living beings:
- Viviparous animals Birth consists of the expulsion of the fetus through the birth canal into the maternal body.
- Oviparous animals Birth is considered the hatching of the egg and release of the new individual as the moment of birth.
- Ovoviviparous animals Birth is considered the moment when the eggs hatch inside the mother and the individuals manage to emerge into the surrounding environment.
In any case, the birth It is the initial and fundamental stage of the life cycle from which living beings begin to grow and develop.
In the case of human beings, birth is usually a difficult event that requires help from other human beings, which has not only given it a special significance in our cultures, but has also motivated the development of an entire branch of medicine dedicated to bringing new individuals into the world in the best way.
See also: Reproduction
birth certificate
A birth certificate, birth record, or birth certificate It is a document with legal validity, which attests or certifies the coming into the world of a new human being leaving a record before the State (and for the use of those who may be interested) of where and when the event occurred, who the parents are and what the features and name of the new individual are.
This type of documentation It is essential for population control and also to guarantee the newborn individual their fundamental rights to identity, recognition by their peers and the formalization of their existence within the bureaucratic apparatus of the State.
Continue with: Growth
References
- “Birth” in Wikipedia.
- “Childbirth” on Wikipedia.
- “Birth” in the Language Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- “The birth” in the Government of the Canary Islands (Spain).
