A newborn can't exist on its own though. It needs to nurse, has to have someone change its diapers, etc.

>A newborn can't exist on its own though. It needs to nurse, has to have someone change its diapers, etc.

A newborn by literal definition can exist on its own. It has been born.

A newborn can breath, metabolize foods, and does not depend on being connected to another life giving organism.

The more appropriate work you're looking for is "care". You need to care for a newborn for it to survive.

You can provide care specifically for a newborn. You cannot specifically provide care for a fetus, you are providing care for the mother.

I know all of this is falling on deaf ears though.

The mother is providing care for the unborn child with her body. Seems like needing care vs. being unable to exist on its own is a distinction without a difference.