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A '''stillbirth''' is an ''in utero'' fetal death (followed by a delivery without vital signs). It is typically defined as: | A '''stillbirth''' is an ''in utero'' fetal death (followed by a delivery without vital signs). | ||
==Definition== | |||
It is typically defined as:<ref>URL: [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3234&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbg=f&adm=8&dis=2#a1 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3234&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbg=f&adm=8&dis=2#a1]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref> | |||
*Gestational age of 20 weeks or more. | |||
:''and/or'' | |||
*Fetal weight greater than 500 grams. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Placenta]]. | *[[Placenta]]. | ||
*[[Pediatric pathology]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:16, 30 January 2012
A stillbirth is an in utero fetal death (followed by a delivery without vital signs).
Definition
It is typically defined as:[1]
- Gestational age of 20 weeks or more.
- and/or
- Fetal weight greater than 500 grams.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3234&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbg=f&adm=8&dis=2#a1. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.