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The accounts included miscarriages, stillbirths and delivering babies who lived only days.
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Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
In September, the US National Institutes of Health launched a five-year, $37 million Stillbirth Research Consortium to support efforts that reduce the risk of stillbirth.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Placenta abruption can lead to restricted growth from not getting enough nutrients, not getting enough oxygen, premature birth, or stillbirth.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Pregnant women can suffer stillbirths and miscarriages from the high fevers that are a symptom of listeria.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
In September, the US National Institutes of Health launched a five-year, $37 million Stillbirth Research Consortium to support efforts that reduce the risk of stillbirth.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Placenta abruption can lead to restricted growth from not getting enough nutrients, not getting enough oxygen, premature birth, or stillbirth.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Pregnant women can suffer stillbirths and miscarriages from the high fevers that are a symptom of listeria.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Stillbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillbirth. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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stillbirth
noun
still·birth
ˈstil-ˌbərth 
-ˈbərth
: the birth of a dead baby
Medical Definition
stillbirth
noun
still·birth
ˈstil-ˌbərth, -ˈbərth
: the birth of a dead fetus compare live birth
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