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The likelihood of stillbirths nearly doubled for American mothers with Covid compared to those who avoided infection during the pandemic’s first year and a half.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
These complications include kidney problems, blood clots, high blood pressure, which can lead to preeclampsia, and increased risk of stillbirth.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Early on, Belinda is saddled with a stillbirth storyline that feels misplaced and Brandy spends much of the movie struggling to find a performance that makes the grim backstory belong here.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
The conservative blueprint for reshaping the federal government recommends that the agency require all states to report detailed data on abortions, miscarriages and stillbirths or risk losing federal funding.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
These complications include kidney problems, blood clots, high blood pressure, which can lead to preeclampsia, and increased risk of stillbirth.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Early on, Belinda is saddled with a stillbirth storyline that feels misplaced and Brandy spends much of the movie struggling to find a performance that makes the grim backstory belong here.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
The conservative blueprint for reshaping the federal government recommends that the agency require all states to report detailed data on abortions, miscarriages and stillbirths or risk losing federal funding.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Stillbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillbirth. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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stillbirth
noun
still·birth
ˈstil-ˌbərth 
-ˈbərth
: the birth of a dead baby
Medical Definition
stillbirth
noun
still·birth
ˈstil-ˌbərth, -ˈbərth
: the birth of a dead fetus compare live birth
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