STILLBIRTH Definition & Meaning

stillbirth

[ stil-burth ]

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noun

the birth of a dead child or organism.
a fetus dead at birth.

stillbirth

The birth of a fetus that has died; particularly, birth of a fetus that has died in the uterus at a stage in development when an infant could survive on its own if born healthy.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of stillbirth¹

First recorded in 1745–55; still ¹ + birth

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Withdrawing “cold turkey” from opioids while pregnant increases the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth.

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She said: "While we were at the hospital, he was responding to emails from the lawyers saying: 'We have just had a stillbirth.'"

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Currently employees are eligible for parental bereavement leave if they or their partner have a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy.

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The couple had already experienced a stillbirth when they became pregnant with their son in 2015.

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Researchers brought up the case of Latice Fisher, a woman in Mississippi, who was charged with second-degree murder after she experienced a stillbirth at home — before Roe was overturned.

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