What Are the Causes of Stillbirth?

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Tip 1 - When a baby is stillborn

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jr The Pilgrim | permalink

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]

Tip 2 - Stillbirth -- the Basics

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Camersxtox | permalink

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]

Tip 3 - Understanding stillbirth | BabyCenter

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gianluca Romeo | permalink

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]

Tip 4 - Some Causes of Stillbirth May Be Avoidable: Studies

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Candi Puren | permalink

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]

Tip 5 - Common Causes - First Candle

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bill Strine | permalink

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]