stillbirth
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- noun
- /ˈstɪlˌbɜrθ/
- Specialized
:
muerte fetal
- For example, one participant expressed her dismay when filling out her baby's Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.
- risk of stillbirth
- loss of stillbirth
- fetal stillbirth
Examples
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Of them, 30 were recorded as dead (stillbirth, early neonatal death, or infant death).
Academic text (2007) -
And I can't imagine how one deals with a stillbirth or the loss of a live child.
Blog text (28) -
My husband and I faced the stillbirth of our daughter, Anna Claire, last July.
Blog text (20) -
McKnight was pressured into a plea deal after she suffered a stillbirth.
Academic text (2017) -
Four maternal deaths and 13 stillbirths have been reported, all of which occurred before 1925.
Academic text (2003) -
For all subtypes of thrombophilia, the odds ratio for stillbirths exceeded that for miscarriages.
Academic text (1999) -
Many parents struggle with the emotional impact of a stillbirth after carrying their baby for months.
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The hospital provided support for families affected by stillbirth and offered counseling services.
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Studies show that certain medical conditions can increase the risk of stillbirth during pregnancy.
Synonyms
A baby born with no signs of life
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stillbirth is made of still ('not moving', like in 'stand still') and birth ('being born'). So a stillbirth is when a baby is born 'not moving' because it died before or during birth.