stillbirth

stillbirth is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

To view the entire topic, please or .

Nursing Central is an award-winning, complete mobile solution for nurses and students. Look up information on diseases, tests, and procedures; then consult the database with 5,000+ drugs or refer to 65,000+ dictionary terms. Explore these free sample topics:

-- The first section of this topic is shown below --

(stil′bĭrth″)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

The birth of a dead fetus occurring after 22 weeks' gestation. In Western nations stillbirths occur in approx. 1 of 320 to 1 in 1300 pregnancies. Identified risk factors include excess maternal weight, maternal age over 35 years, and smoking during pregnancy.
stillborn (stil′born″), adj.

-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please or --

(stil′bĭrth″)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

The birth of a dead fetus occurring after 22 weeks' gestation. In Western nations stillbirths occur in approx. 1 of 320 to 1 in 1300 pregnancies. Identified risk factors include excess maternal weight, maternal age over 35 years, and smoking during pregnancy.
stillborn (stil′born″), adj.

There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.