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A sad event for the parents.A still born baby or "stillbirth" is where the fetus has died whilst still within the womb. Most definitions require this to have happened after the 24th week of pregnancy for it to be officially classed a stillbirth. Once the baby has died, the mother may or may not then get contractions and go into labour to pass the baby out into this world. Most stillbirths occur in full term pregnancies, most likely causes are:
- bacterial infection
- birth defects, especially pulmonary hypoplasia
- chromosomal aberrations
- growth retardation
- intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- maternal Diabetes
- high blood pressure, including preeclampsia
- maternal consumption of recreational drugs (such as alcohol, nicotine, etc.) or pharmaceutical drugs contraindicated in pregnancy
- postdate pregnancy
- placental abruptions
- physical trauma
- radiation poisoning
- Rh disease
- Female Genital Mutilation
- umbilical cord accidents
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Are kits born still?
No, kits, baby foxes, are born very much alive. To be born still, or still born, means they are born dead.
What is a still-born baby?
A stillborn baby is a baby who is born dead
When can a baby feel?
a baby can feel as soon as its born remember that they are still like you and me
After the baby is born with the cord still attached is the baby breathing on its own?
Yes.
What happens when a baby who was just born turns purple and doesn't cry?
It means the baby was still born or can breath
What causes a still born baby?
still born baby's are associated with baby's having a birth defect or a disease at birth. Some still births are cause due to problem with the placenta which nourishes the baby, or if the mother have diabetes, high blood pressure, particularly pregnancy induce high blood pressure.
Is it a way to save a baby born at eighteen weeks to survive?
At this time a baby born at 18 weeks is still to premature to survive.
If a female has a baby with a non-citizen the baby is born in the us will the child be able to get benefits?
the baby is concederd an American citizen too because it is born in the u.s and it does not matter if the father is not a citizen the baby can still get benefits!
What does stillborn mean?
Stillborn is a baby from 24 weeks that is born but was not alive at birth. Before 24 weeks it is called a miscarriage.A stillborn, unfortunately, is a baby that has died before birth while still in the womb, and when the baby is extracted from the mother, they call the baby a stillborn.
What does inutero mean?
It means the baby is still in the uterus. It has not been born yet.
What can cause twins to be stillborn after the first trimester and will there by any type of signs so you will know that your babies are still born?
when said will you know babies are still born and gone is not correct. Stillborn is when you have carried a baby and the baby has died, and you still have to give birth. STILLBORN, STILLBIRTH. to say babies are still born and gone, you only use tem Stillbirth when you have carried baby and have to give birth. You only use the term stillborn, after giving birth. and gone, the baby hasn't gone!
What is a stillbirth?
A stillbirth is when a baby is born still, or motionless. The baby is not alive, nor breathing. He/She has sadly passed away and is dead when born. After a stillbirth, the family has a proper funeral for the baby as well however they decide to carry it on.
