We explain what birth is and why it is different for different types of living beings. Also, what is a birth certificate?
What is birth?
Birth is the final moment of the gestation stage of a living being , in which it begins its life as a physiologically independent individual . In the case of human beings and other viviparous animals , birth is also called parturition, and it is considered the initial moment of the life of each living being, from which they begin to turn years old.
However, birth is not the same for all living beings:
- Viviparous animals. Birth consists of the expulsion of the fetus through the birth canal in the maternal body.
- Oviparous animals. The birth is considered the hatching of the egg and the release of the new individual as the moment of being born.
- ovoviviparous animals. Birth is considered the moment when the eggs hatch inside the mother and the individuals manage to get out into the surrounding environment.
In any case, birth 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 the help of other human beings, which has not only endowed it with special significance in our cultures, but has also motivated the development of a whole branch of medicine dedicated to bringing new individuals into the world in the best way.
See also: Reproduction
birth certificate
A birth certificate, birth registration or birth certificate 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 are the parents and what are the features and name of the new individual.
This type of documentation is essential for population control and also to guarantee the newborn individual their fundamental rights to identity , recognition from their peers and the formalization of their existence within the bureaucratic apparatus of the State.
