Stillbirth is the birth of a baby who is born without any signs of life at or after 20 weeks pregnancy or weighing more than 500g. The baby may have died during pregnancy (called intrauterine death), labour or birth.
Stillbirth causes can greatly vary and they are not always identifiable. However, we do know of some factors that may lead to stillbirth:
In the Canada, there are 3000 stillbirths yearly. Roughly 8 babies are born still every day. This number has been stagnant for over 20 years and there are no plans in place to reduce it.
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