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- Stillbirth
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- Ultrasound is often used to diagnose stillbirth and medical conditions that raise the risk.
- Medical condition (new).field
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, neonatology, pediatrics,
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Fetal death, fetal demise
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Fetal death at or after 20 / 28 weeks of pregnancy
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Often unknown, pregnancy complications
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Mother's age over 35, smoking, drug use, use of assisted reproductive technology
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- No fetal movement felt, ultrasound
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Induction of labor, dilation and evacuation
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- 1.9 million (1 for every 72 total births)
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Stillbirth is typically defined as the death of a fetus at or after 20 or 28 weeks of pregnancy, depending on the source. It results in a baby born without signs of life. A stillbirth can often result in the feeling of guilt or grief in the mother. The term is in contrast to miscarriage, which is an early pregnancy loss, and sudden infant death syndrome, where the baby dies a short time after being born alive.
Often the cause is unknown. Causes may include pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia and birth complications, problems with the placenta or umbilical cord, birth defects, infections such as malaria and syphilis, and poor health in the mother. Risk factors include a mother's age over 35, smoking, drug use, use of assisted reproductive technology, and first pregnancy. Stillbirth may be suspected when no fetal movement is felt. Confirmation is by ultrasound.