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For as many as half of those cases, including stillbirths, there’s no clear explanation why—leaving women not only grieving but searching for answers.
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Pauleanna Reid, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
During pregnancy, invasive listeriosis can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Monroe Hammond, EverydayHealth.com, 8 July 2025
The infection, which is invasive and can spread beyond the gastrointestinal tract, can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery and life-threatening infection of pregnant women's newborns, the FSIS said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Pregnant women who are exposed to lead face a higher risk of premature delivery, stillbirth, miscarriage and having babies with low birth weight.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Pauleanna Reid, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
During pregnancy, invasive listeriosis can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Monroe Hammond, EverydayHealth.com, 8 July 2025
The infection, which is invasive and can spread beyond the gastrointestinal tract, can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery and life-threatening infection of pregnant women's newborns, the FSIS said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Pregnant women who are exposed to lead face a higher risk of premature delivery, stillbirth, miscarriage and having babies with low birth weight.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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“Stillbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillbirth. Accessed 16 Jul. 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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