Definition of stillbirth
: the birth of a dead fetus
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The analysis found that compared with waiting for labor to begin, induction was associated with fewer perinatal deaths, stillbirths and cesarean sections.
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But another checklist experiment — an attempt to improve childbirth outcomes in India — proved a disappointment, failing to reduce stillbirths and deaths of mothers and babies in the days after birth.
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Fresno County accounted for 60 of the state’s congenital syphilis cases last year, including seven stillbirths, said Joe Prado, a division manager at the county Department of Public Health.
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And the infection can also spread from mother to child, resulting in a higher number of stillbirths.
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Health department officials are particularly worried about the 30 stillbirths last year caused by congenital syphilis, a 30 percent increase in one year and the highest number since 1995.
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For example, health providers denied chemotherapy to women who are diagnosed with cancer earlier in their pregnancies and even prosecutes women who have miscarriages or stillbirths.
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Congenital syphilis, as it is known, can cause stillbirths or permanent disabilities.
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But for me, and many other stillbirth survivors, knowing why things went wrong can help tremendously and hopefully prevent future complications.
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First Known Use of stillbirth
1880
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