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What defines a stillbirth?

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A stillborn birth is the birth of a dead baby

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stillborn is when a baby dies before, or during pregnancy.

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After the twentieth week, the unintended end of a pregnancy is called a stillbirth if the infant is dead at birth and premature delivery if it is born alive.

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