Stillbirth refers to which of the following?

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Stillbirth refers to which of the following?

Stillbirth means the fetus dies before birth or during labor, so there are no signs of life at delivery. It isn’t a live birth, and it isn’t a complication unrelated to fetal death. Describing it as the birth of a fetus that died before or during delivery covers both antepartum and intrapartum fetal death, which is why it’s the correct wording. A living birth describes signs of life at birth, and a death before delivery only misses intrapartum cases, so those options don’t fully match the definition.

Stillbirth means the fetus dies before birth or during labor, so there are no signs of life at delivery. It isn’t a live birth, and it isn’t a complication unrelated to fetal death. Describing it as the birth of a fetus that died before or during delivery covers both antepartum and intrapartum fetal death, which is why it’s the correct wording. A living birth describes signs of life at birth, and a death before delivery only misses intrapartum cases, so those options don’t fully match the definition.

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