Stillbirth

Stillbirth is when pregnancy ends without a live birth due to natural causes, including pregnancy loss, miscarriage, or spontaneous abortion. Some pregnancies do not result in a live birth.

Related Topics:
Pregnancy - Live birth - Miscarriage - Live birth

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Miscarriage is commonly used to describe the loss of a fetus, usually before the age of gestation of 20 weeks. Stillbirth is the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth, regardless of the stage of development. In the United Kingdom, this term is used for an infant delivered showing no signs of life after 24 weeks gestation.

Related Topics:
Fetus - Gestation - Dead

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If a pregnancy is terminated deliberately, this is termed induced abortion, which may be medical or surgical in nature.

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