Dictionary entry
Stillbirth
Pronunciation: /ˈstɪlbəːθ/
Pronunciation
/ˈstɪlbəːθ/
Myanmar Meaning
လျှောမွေး။ အသေမွေး။
Definition
stillbirth /'stÇlbɜ:θ/ n ေလွ်ာေမြး။ အေသေမြး။
Examples
- ‘Families have a specific incentive to report miscarriages
- stillbirths
- and infant deaths to the family planning system as this leads to authorisation for a new pregnancy.’
- ‘We estimated the risk of fetal loss according to maternal age as a proportion of all pregnancies intended to be carried to term that is
- live births
- spontaneous abortions
- and ectopic pregnancies.’
- ‘Preterm births and stillbirths are also usually not investigated
- and thus the total burden of perinatal GBS disease remains unrecognized.’
- ‘Observed numbers of low-birth-weight births
- and spontaneous abortions among target area women were also compared with expected numbers based on published rates for African Americans.’
- ‘Among the stratified
- random 10% sample of women contacted directly by study staff to validate birth outcomes
- no new transfers to hospital during or after the birth were reported and no new stillbirths or neonatal deaths were uncovered.’
- ‘Pregnancy is considered risky for women with diabetes because of the increased risk of miscarriage
- stillbirth and birth defects in their babies.’
- ‘Forty six people have been admitted to hospital
- with seven deaths and three miscarriages or stillbirths in pregnant women.’
- ‘Each new infection not only increases the risk of HIV transmission but also carries the potential of other serious complications miscarriage
- infertility
- ectopic pregnancy
- and severe congenital infections.’
- ‘Abortion in a previous pregnancy predisposes to further abortions or stillbirths in subsequent pregnancies.’
- ‘Smoking in pregnancy raises the risk of miscarriage
- stillbirth
- preterm birth and low birth weight.’
- ‘The same outbreak also resulted in at least 10
- 000 miscarriages and stillbirths.’
- ‘Each register collects information on all congenital anomalies occurring in miscarriages after 20 weeks' gestation
- in live births and stillbirths
- and in fetuses terminated after prenatal diagnosis of anomaly.’
- ‘Thirteen registries provided listings of cases of anencephaly or spina bifida among liveborn infants
- and pregnancy terminations that occurred between 1988 and 1998.’
- ‘The recall of spontaneous abortions
- illnesses
- and deaths of family members may evoke strong emotional responses in patients.’
- ‘Have infertility
- miscarriages
- stillbirths or infant deaths taken place in the family?’
- ‘These figures
- however
- do not include teenagers whose pregnancies ended in stillbirths or abortions.’
- ‘Ascending infection can also occur through intact chorioamniotic membranes
- with subsequent events occurring in utero
- resulting in stillbirths or death within hours after birth 24.’
- ‘For many parents
- their loss is completely unexpected
- because up to half of all stillbirths occur in pregnancies that had seemed problem-free.’
- ‘The baby's mother had caught rubella and when pregnant mums get rubella the results are abortions
- and birth defects.’
- ‘Hospital records within Cumbria
- and in regional referral centers outside Cumbria
- were searched to improve ascertainment of stillbirths and infant deaths.’