Collocations for birth - noun
ADJ.
live
Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths.
Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths.
normal | breech, Caesarean, premature | multiple | legitimate | illegitimate | home
VERB + BIRTH
give
She gave birth to a baby boy.
She gave birth to a baby boy.
register
BIRTH + NOUN
certificate | rate | weight
PREP.
at ~
The baby weighed 7 pounds at birth.
The baby weighed 7 pounds at birth.
at/during a/the ~
The child''s father was present at the birth.
The child''s father was present at the birth.
by ~
He was American by birth, but lived in France.
He was American by birth, but lived in France.
PHRASES
births, marriages and deaths
a registry of births, marriages and deaths
a registry of births, marriages and deaths
your date/place of birth, of low/noble birth
(= born to a poor/aristocratic family),
(= born to a poor/aristocratic family),
the moment of birth