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n. - A natural loss of the products of conception.

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  • One of my great-grandmothers had picture-perfect pregnancies that ended in stillbirth in all but one case – my grandfather.
  • I believe that a stillbirth occurs when an infant never takes a first breath.
  • · Adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth and low birth-weight in babies born to women exposed during pregnancy.
  • If the child breathes, but he's only counted as a "stillbirth", he is deprived of the right to an identity and to be legally recognized.
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