Stillbirth
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| Stillbirth Classification and external resources | |
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| ICD-10 | P95. |
| MedlinePlus | 002304 |
| eMedicine | topic list |
A stillbirth occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus or during labor or delivery exits a woman's body. The term is often used in distinction to live birth or miscarriage. Most stillbirths occur in full term pregnancies.
Some sources reserve the term "stillbirth" for a fetus which has died after reaching mid-second trimester to full term gestational age. For example, in the United Kingdom, "stillbirth" is used to describe an infant delivered without life after 24 weeks gestation. The sources that use this definition tend to use the term "miscarriage" if the death occurs earlier in development. In contrast, other sources use the term "stillbirth" regardless of the stage of fetal development.
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Stillbirth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When fetal death occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy, it is called stillbirth. These tragic deaths occur in about 1 in 200 pregnancies. Most stillbirths occur before labor begins.
Stillbirth - March of Dimes
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