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PLURAL BIRTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pregnancy
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multiple birth
1, record 1, English, multiple%20birth
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plural birth 2, record 1, English, plural%20birth
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deliveries yielding more than one offspring in species ordinarily producing one. 3, record 1, English, - multiple%20birth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets. 4, record 1, English, - multiple%20birth
Record 1, Key term(s)
- multiple births
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grossesse
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- naissance multiple
1, record 1, French, naissance%20multiple
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Centrale d'achats spécialisée en puériculture, hygiène bébé, alimentation, réservée aux familles à naissances multiples (jumeaux, triplés, quadruplés) ainsi qu'aux crèches, halte-garderies, comités d'entreprises, maternités et associations. 2, record 1, French, - naissance%20multiple
Record 1, Key term(s)
- naissances multiples
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embarazo
- Demografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nacimiento múltiple
1, record 1, Spanish, nacimiento%20m%C3%BAltiple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nacimiento de dos o más bebés procedentes de embarazo múltiple. 2, record 1, Spanish, - nacimiento%20m%C3%BAltiple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los partos en que nacen dos, tres o cuatro niñas y niños han tenido un incremento de hasta el 100 por ciento [...] en Ciudad Juárez; [es por este motivo que] la asociación Cuatrimás [...] busca levantar un censo de los nacimientos múltiples que se han dado desde el año pasado, por ello han solicitado a hospitales públicos y privados los datos de los partos que han atendido en estas circunstancias. 1, record 1, Spanish, - nacimiento%20m%C3%BAltiple
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nacimientos múltiples
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