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Other organisations recommend that any combination of greater than 16, 20, 22, 24 or 28 weeks gestational age or 350 g, 400 g, 500 g or 1000 g birth weight may be considered a stillbirth. [38] The term is often used in distinction to live birth (the baby was born alive, even if they died shortly thereafter) or miscarriage (early pregnancy loss ...
Stillbirth is typically defined as fetal death at or after 20 to 28 weeks of pregnancy. [142] [143] It results in a baby born without signs of life. [143] Worldwide prevention of most stillbirths is possible with improved health systems.
Pregnancy loss is a broad term that is used for miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancies. [31] The term foetal death applies variably in different countries and contexts, sometimes incorporating weight, and gestational age from 16 weeks in Norway, 20 weeks in the US and Australia, 24 weeks in the UK to 26 weeks in Italy and Spain.
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The March of Dimes defines stillbirth as when a baby dies in the womb after 20 weeks gestation. According to the organization, stillbirth affects 23,600 babies per year in the United States.
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Born prematurely at 28 weeks, six of the octuplets died within 12 hours of birth, and the remaining two died within three days. [113] [133] A set of octuplets was born between 30 September – 2 October 1996, in a hospital in South London, United Kingdom, to Mandy Allwood of Solihull. Allwood was only 19 weeks pregnant when she went into pre ...
Long-term and permanent nulliparity (/ ˌ n ʌ l ɪ ˈ p ær ɪ t i /) are risk factors for breast cancer. For instance, a meta-analysis, published in 1990, of 8 population-based studies in the Nordic countries found that never giving birth was associated with a 30% increase in the risk of breast cancer compared with females who have given ...