stillbirth
Birth without life
A stillbirth is the death of a baby in the womb after twenty weeks of pregnancy, or during delivery.
The term distinguishes from miscarriage, which occurs earlier.
As an adjective, stillborn describes such a death, or figuratively, something that fails from the start: a stillborn initiative, The project was stillborn.
- perinatalAround time of delivery
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- antenatalBefore birth
gestation · autopsy · anoxia · asphyxia · congenital · prematurity · fetal distress · postmortem
Period following loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- bereavedDeprived by death
grieving · desolation · woe · despair · trauma · pain · healing · coping
Termination of gestation
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- angel babyInnocent, perfect little one
- rainbow babyChild born after losing one
- due dateWhen payment is required
nursery · keepsakes · footprints · handprints · photographs · memory box · burial · cremation
Not verbally expressed
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- isolationComplete separation from others
- invisibleCannot be seen
unseen · unacknowledged · hidden · lonely · misunderstood · shame · awkwardness · avoidance
fetal demise
- perinatalAround time of delivery
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
antenatal · gestation · autopsy · anoxia · asphyxia · congenital · prematurity · fetal distress · postmortem · ultrasound
mourning
Period following loss
bereaved · grieving · desolation · woe · despair · trauma · pain · healing · coping · solace
pregnancy loss
Termination of gestation
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- angel babyInnocent, perfect little one
- rainbow babyChild born after losing one
due date · nursery · keepsakes · footprints · handprints · photographs · memory box · burial · cremation · funeral
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
invisible · unseen · unacknowledged · hidden · lonely · misunderstood · shame · awkwardness · avoidance · disclosure
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- lambingewe, newborn, nursing, twins, triplets
- maternal complicationspostpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, preeclampsia, uterine atony, endometritis
- Pregnancy Issuesmiscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm labor
- Pregnancy Lossmiscarriage, pregnancy loss, fetal demise, missed miscarriage, chemical pregnancy
- wildlife mortalitymortality rate, die-off, mass die-off, natural death, natural causes