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In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Pregnant women can suffer miscarriages and stillbirths.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
During pregnancy, invasive listeriosis can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Pregnant women can suffer miscarriages and stillbirths.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
During pregnancy, invasive listeriosis can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Stillbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillbirth. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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