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Stillbirth is typically defined as fetal death at or after 20 or 28 weeks of pregnancy, depending on the source. [1] [2]: Overview tab, [8] It results in a baby born without signs of life. [9] A stillbirth can often result in the feeling of guilt or grief in the mother. [10]
Following a stillbirth, women are at higher risk of another one; however, most subsequent pregnancies do not have similar problems. [ 144 ] Worldwide in 2019 there were about 2 million stillbirths that occurred after 28 weeks of pregnancy, this equates to 1 in 72 total births or one every 16 seconds. [ 145 ]
Concealment of birth is the act of a parent (or other responsible person) failing to report the birth of a child.The term is sometimes used to refer to hiding the birth of a child from friends or family, but is most often used when the appropriate authorities have not been informed about a stillbirth or the death of a newborn.
Germany should legalise abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, a panel of experts appointed by the government to draw up recommendations on the issue said on Monday.
Abortion on request during the first 12 weeks of a pregnancy was permitted in East Germany from 1972. The same policy was enacted in West Germany in 1974 but was ruled unconstitutional in 1975 by the Federal Constitutional Court as it infringed on the right to life of the unborn child. A revised law, with restrictions on abortion, was ...
Abortion in Germany is illegal except to save the life of the mother but is nonpunishable during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy upon condition of mandatory counseling. The same goes later in pregnancy in cases that the pregnancy poses an important danger to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.
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The definition of the term "live birth" was created by the World Health Organization in 1950, and is chiefly used for public health and statistical purposes. However, the term "live birth" was in common use long before 1950. [2]