"single birth" is a valid phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to the birth of a single child, as opposed to multiple children born at the same time. For example, "She endured a difficult single birth but was rewarded with a beautiful baby."
Multiple birth, the delivery of more than one offspring in a single birth event.
That is because many doctors and patients are reluctant to take the final step to ensure a single birth, a process called S.E.T., for single embryo transfer.
Inspired by Lloyd Charmers' X-rated 1969 single Birth Control, the Dammers-penned Too Much Too Young found the Specials railing with acerbic spite at a local girl's newly delivered bundle of joy ("Ain't he cute?
Add to that equation that the caregiver is even more sleep-deprived than in a household with a single birth, and it sounds like a recipe for slower development.
From 2014, SEN statements and separate learning difficulty assessments, for older children, are to be replaced with a single, birth to 25 assessment process and education, health and care plan.
Annie Clark, aka St Vincent, surprised fans last December with a new single Birth in Reverse, which featured the line: "Oh what an ordinary day, take out the garbage, masturbate".
Under the proposals, SEN statements and separate learning difficulty assessments for older children are to be replaced with a single, birth-to-age-25 assessment process and education, health and care plan from 2014.
The rate for preterm single births rose slightly in 2007 and has increased 14 percent since 1990.
But it also carries risks: the infant mortality rate is five times higher than for single births.
Children of second and higher birth orders and those of single births were at lower risks of mortality compared with children of first and multiple births, respectively.
Relative expression of NGF gene was significantly higher in the ovaries of goats with history of multiple than single births (P < 0.05).
