What Are the Causes of Stillbirth?

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When a baby is stillborn More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Jr The Pilgrim | permalink
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A baby is stillborn if he is after 24 weeks of pregnancy. WOur article may answer some of your questions about what happens when a baby is stillborn.
Tags: stillbirth, loss, stillbirth, stillborn, miscarriage

For further reading: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1014800/when-a-baby-is-stillborn ^[1]

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Stillbirth -- the Basics More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Camersxtox | permalink
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WebMD's overview of stillbirths, including risk factors.
Tags: stillbirth, cause, risk, causes of stillbirths, birth defect, chromosomal, placenta, placenta abruption, risk factor, drug, alcohol, iugr, intrauterine growth restriction, smoking, nutrition, fetus, fetal, preeclampsia, umbilical cord, oxygen

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/baby/understanding-stillbirth-basics ^[2]

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Understanding stillbirth | BabyCenter More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Gianluca Romeo | permalink
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Find out what can cause a baby to die in utero, how a stillbirth is managed, and what you can do to reduce your risk of stillbirth.
Tags: stillbirth, fetal death, pregnancy loss,

For further reading: http://www.babycenter.com/0_understanding-stillbirth_10350846.bc ^[3]

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Some Causes of Stillbirth May Be Avoidable: Studies More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Candi Puren | permalink
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Lifestyle factors like drinking, smoking and diabetes management might influence risk

For further reading: http://consumer.healthday.com/women-s-health-information-34/birth-health-news-61/some-causes-of-stillbirth-may-be-avoidable-studies-659811.html ^[4]

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Common Causes - First Candle More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Bill Strine | permalink
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There are many causes of stillbirth. More than one of these causes may be involved a the baby’s death. Other less common causes of stillbirth include trauma (such as car...

For further reading: http://www.firstcandle.org/grieving-families/stillbirth/about-stillbirth/common-causes/ ^[5]

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Some causes of stillbirth may be avoidable More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Philip Johnston | permalink
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Two new studies are uncovering more about what causes stillbirth and the factors that may raise a woman's chances of having a stillbirth.

For further reading: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/health/story/2011-12-14/Some-causes-of-stillbirth-may-be-avoidable/51900730/1 ^[6]

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1. http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1014800/when-a-baby-is-stillborn

2. http://www.webmd.com/baby/understanding-stillbirth-basics

3. http://www.babycenter.com/0_understanding-stillbirth_10350846.bc

4. http://consumer.healthday.com/women-s-health-information-34/birth-health-news-61/some-causes-of-stillbirth-may-be-avoidable-studies-659811.html

5. http://www.firstcandle.org/grieving-families/stillbirth/about-stillbirth/common-causes/

6. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/health/story/2011-12-14/Some-causes-of-stillbirth-may-be-avoidable/51900730/1