Fetal death is death before the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy; the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. A fetal death rate is the number of fetal deaths with stated or presumed gestation of 20 weeks or more divided by the sum of live births plus fetal deaths, stated per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths, and a late fetal death rate is the number of fetal deaths with stated or presumed gestation of 28 weeks or more divided by the sum of live births plus late fetal deaths, stated per 1,000 live births plus late fetal deaths.
Death of a product of conception prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, regardless of the length of gestation. In Texas, fetal death registration is required only for those cases with a gestation of 20 weeks or more.
Death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a product of conception, which has passed through at least the 20th week of gestation. The fetus shows no signs of life such as heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or movement of voluntary muscles.
A fetus showing no evidence of life after a complete birth.
A fetal death of 500 grams or more, or, in the absence of weight, of 22 completed weeks of gestation or more. (Note: Induced abortions are excluded from the fetal death count.)
Death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the gestation of pregnancy. The death is indicated by the fact that after such expulsion or extraction, the fetus does not breathe or show any evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. Consistent with North Carolina law, SCHS publications include only fetal deaths that do not qualify as therapeutic abortions and that result from pregnancies of 20 or more weeks gestation.
In Australia, the birth of a child weighing at least 400 grams (or, where birthweight is unknown, gestation of at least 20 weeks) who shows no sign of life. Note, the World Health Organisation uses a 500g/22 weeks gestation definition. The Australian Bureau of Statistics used the WHO definition until 1996.
The term often used to include both miscarriage and still-birth.
The death of a fetus in utero after 20 weeks or more of gestation. The fetal death rate is the number of fetal deaths in a population divided by the total number of live births and fetal deaths in the same population during the same time period.
Death before complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a recognisable fetus, irrespective of duration of pregnancy. After separation, the fetus does not show any evidence of life (based on World Health Organization recommended definition)
(dead born) - (WHO) death prior to the complete explusion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy. The death is indicated by the fact that after separation, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life. (RH Atlas) dead born child of at least 22 weeks gestation.
