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Originally Posted by Aliantha
It is my understanding that for a birth to be considered medically induced, the mother has to be induced with drugs which specifically encourage the onset of labour.
A baby can be induced and still be classed as a natural birth. It is my understanding that the term natural birth simply means born through the birth canal.
You'll need to check up on what's considered a live birth. I don't believe HM's chart is definitive. My understanding is that a live birth means the fetus or baby has a heart beat when it's born.
eta: I think Santorum is misusing the term which is why there is such debate about it.
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yeah, sorry, i meant natural as opposed to induced, not natural as in "a natural birth". My sloppy language, there. replace "natural" with "non-induced" where I said it back there.