Dictionary entry

Stillbirth

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪlbəːθ/

Pronunciation

/ˈstɪlbəːθ/

Myanmar Meaning

လျှောမွေး။ အသေမွေး။

Definition

stillbirth /'stÇlbɜ:θ/ n ေလွ်ာေမြး။ အေသေမြး။

Examples

  1. ‘Families have a specific incentive to report miscarriages
  2. stillbirths
  3. and infant deaths to the family planning system as this leads to authorisation for a new pregnancy.’
  4. ‘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
  5. live births
  6. spontaneous abortions
  7. and ectopic pregnancies.’
  8. ‘Preterm births and stillbirths are also usually not investigated
  9. and thus the total burden of perinatal GBS disease remains unrecognized.’
  10. ‘Observed numbers of low-birth-weight births
  11. and spontaneous abortions among target area women were also compared with expected numbers based on published rates for African Americans.’
  12. ‘Among the stratified
  13. random 10% sample of women contacted directly by study staff to validate birth outcomes
  14. no new transfers to hospital during or after the birth were reported and no new stillbirths or neonatal deaths were uncovered.’
  15. ‘Pregnancy is considered risky for women with diabetes because of the increased risk of miscarriage
  16. stillbirth and birth defects in their babies.’
  17. ‘Forty six people have been admitted to hospital
  18. with seven deaths and three miscarriages or stillbirths in pregnant women.’
  19. ‘Each new infection not only increases the risk of HIV transmission but also carries the potential of other serious complications miscarriage
  20. infertility
  21. ectopic pregnancy
  22. and severe congenital infections.’
  23. ‘Abortion in a previous pregnancy predisposes to further abortions or stillbirths in subsequent pregnancies.’
  24. ‘Smoking in pregnancy raises the risk of miscarriage
  25. stillbirth
  26. preterm birth and low birth weight.’
  27. ‘The same outbreak also resulted in at least 10
  28. 000 miscarriages and stillbirths.’
  29. ‘Each register collects information on all congenital anomalies occurring in miscarriages after 20 weeks' gestation
  30. in live births and stillbirths
  31. and in fetuses terminated after prenatal diagnosis of anomaly.’
  32. ‘Thirteen registries provided listings of cases of anencephaly or spina bifida among liveborn infants
  33. and pregnancy terminations that occurred between 1988 and 1998.’
  34. ‘The recall of spontaneous abortions
  35. illnesses
  36. and deaths of family members may evoke strong emotional responses in patients.’
  37. ‘Have infertility
  38. miscarriages
  39. stillbirths or infant deaths taken place in the family?’
  40. ‘These figures
  41. however
  42. do not include teenagers whose pregnancies ended in stillbirths or abortions.’
  43. ‘Ascending infection can also occur through intact chorioamniotic membranes
  44. with subsequent events occurring in utero
  45. resulting in stillbirths or death within hours after birth 24.’
  46. ‘For many parents
  47. their loss is completely unexpected
  48. because up to half of all stillbirths occur in pregnancies that had seemed problem-free.’
  49. ‘The baby's mother had caught rubella and when pregnant mums get rubella the results are abortions
  50. and birth defects.’
  51. ‘Hospital records within Cumbria
  52. and in regional referral centers outside Cumbria
  53. were searched to improve ascertainment of stillbirths and infant deaths.’