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Stillbirth

If a woman loses a pregnancy after she's past her 20th week, it's called a stillbirth. Stillbirths are due to natural causes. They can happen before delivery or during delivery. Causes include:

  • Problems with the placenta, the organ that transports oxygen and nutrients to the fetus
  • Genetic problems with the fetus
  • Fetal infections
  • Other physical problems in the fetus

In at least half of all cases, it is not possible to tell why the baby died.

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  1. Stillbirth (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... she's past her 20th week, it's called a stillbirth. Stillbirths are due to natural causes. They can happen ... possible to tell why the baby died. If stillbirth happens before delivery, your health care provider may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/stillbirth.html - Health Topics
  2. When your baby is stillborn 
    A stillbirth is when a baby dies in the womb during the last 20 weeks of pregnancy. A miscarriage ... About 1 in 160 pregnancies end in stillbirth. Stillbirth is less ... pregnancy care. Up to one half of the time, the reason for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000626.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. What Is Stillbirth? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    stillbirth, facts, CDC Organization, Birth Defects
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/stillbirth/facts.html - External Health Links
  4. Stillbirth Data and Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Stillbirth is more common than people may realize. Read below for CDC’s scientific findings on stillbirth. ... stillbirth, data, cdc, CDC Organization, Birth Defects
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/stillbirth/data.html - External Health Links
  5. Stillbirth From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Stillbirth is the death of a fetus at or after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Learn about stillbirth risk factors, causes, diagnosis, and care.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/stillbirth - External Health Links
  6. ClinicalTrials.gov: Stillbirth From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Stillbirth/Clinical Trials ... Stillbirth
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/..."Stillbirth"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  7. Substance Use While Pregnant and Breastfeeding From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse)  
    Pregnancy and Substance Use/Statistics and Research ... Pregnancy and Substance Use ... National Institute on Drug Abuse ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Marijuana ...
    https://nida.nih.gov/.../substance-use-while-pregnant-breastfeeding - External Health Links
  8. Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes and Pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Diabetes and Pregnancy/Start Here ... Diabetes and Pregnancy ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Diabetes is often diagnosed in women during their childbearing ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/diabetes-types.html - External Health Links
  9. Umbilical Cord Conditions (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    Childbirth Problems/Specifics ... Childbirth Problems ... Health Problems in Pregnancy/Specifics ... Health Problems in Pregnancy ... March of Dimes Foundation
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/.../birth/umbilical-cord-conditions - External Health Links
  10. Syphilis in Pregnancy (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    Syphilis/Women ... Syphilis ... March of Dimes Foundation
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/.../topics/pregnancy/syphilis-pregnancy - External Health Links
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