stillbirths
Babies delivered deceased
Stillbirths is the plural of stillbirth—the delivery of a baby that has died in the womb, typically after twenty weeks of pregnancy.
The term distinguishes from miscarriage, which occurs earlier, and from infant death, which happens after birth.
The hospital tracks stillbirths separately from other pregnancy losses.
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
devastation · trauma · emptiness · yearning · remembrance · grieving · healing · coping
- pregnancy lossTermination of gestation
- fetal distressCompromised unborn infant
- anencephalyCongenital absence of brain
- high-risk pregnancyGestation requiring extra monitoring
autopsy · pathology · risk factors · prevention · recurrence · antepartum
Conveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- parturitionAct of giving birth
- maternityState of being pregnant
cesarean · midwifery · obstetrician · birthing · prenatal · antenatal · postpartum · induced labor
Not verbally expressed
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- isolationComplete separation from others
- invisibleCannot be seen
unacknowledged · hidden · misunderstood · awareness · breaking silence · advocacy · rainbow baby
Rate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- ratesFixed prices charged
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- disparitiesUnequal differences in condition
inequities · global health · developing countries · preventable · public health · reporting · registration · classification
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguish · devastation · trauma · emptiness · yearning · remembrance · grieving · healing · coping · solace
fetal demise
- pregnancy lossTermination of gestation
- fetal distressCompromised unborn infant
- anencephalyCongenital absence of brain
high-risk pregnancy · autopsy · pathology · risk factors · prevention · recurrence · antepartum
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- parturitionAct of giving birth
maternity · cesarean · midwifery · obstetrician · birthing · prenatal · antenatal · postpartum · induced labor · hospital
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
invisible · unacknowledged · hidden · misunderstood · awareness · breaking silence · advocacy · rainbow baby
incidence
Rate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- ratesFixed prices charged
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
disparities · inequities · global health · developing countries · preventable · public health · reporting · registration · classification · WHO
- birth statisticsfertility rate, natality
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- deficienciesdeficiency, deficit, lack, shortage, insufficiency
- natalitybirthrate, fertility rate, natality, replacement rate, fertility decline
- parish recordsbaptisms, parish registers, burials, marriages, christenings