Section 1 Deliveries and Births
1.2 Number of births by year, Nova Scotia, 2010-2019
Figure 1.1: Number of births by year, Nova Scotia, 2010-2019
1.3 Number of births by outcome, sex, and year, Nova Scotia, 2010-2019
ᵃ Sex could not be determined in some infants and these infants are not included in the male or female categories.
Note: Stillbirth refers to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother after at least 20 weeks pregnancy, or after attaining a weight of 500 g or more, of a fetus in whom, after such expulsion or extraction, there is no breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or unmistakable movement of voluntary muscle.
1.4 Deliveries resulting from assisted reproductive technology, Nova Scotia, 2010-2019
Figure 1.2: Deliveries resulting from assisted reproductive technology, Nova Scotia, 2010-2019
Note: Assisted reproductive technology can include ovulation induction, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), embryo transfer, or in vitro fertilization (IVF).