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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. 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
  4. 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
  5. What Is Stillbirth? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Stillbirth/Start Here ... Stillbirth
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/stillbirth/facts.html - External Health Links
  6. Stillbirth Data and Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Stillbirth/Statistics and Research ... Stillbirth
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/stillbirth/data.html - 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. 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
  9. 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
  10. Heroin and Pregnancy (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    Pregnancy and Substance Use/Specifics ... Pregnancy and Substance Use ... Pregnancy and Opioids/Specifics ... Pregnancy and Opioids ... March of Dimes Foundation
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/.../pregnancy/heroin-and-pregnancy - External Health Links
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