still births?

Question

Is is possible for you baby to be alive for the 23 weeks of your pregnancy, then all of the sudden become "a still birth baby'? or is there a certain time that this happens?

Answer 1

Some sources reserve the term "stillbirth" for a fetus which has died after reaching mid-second trimester to full term gestational age.

So basically, anything before 24 weeks is a miscarriage. After 24 weeks is a stillborn.

Answer 2

Sadly, a fetus can die at any time during a pregnancy for any number of reasons.

Depending where you are in the world, a pregnancy that ends with the death of a fetus before birth is either called a miscarriage or a still birth. Every country has a different policy on where they draw the line, so to speak - but generally it's somewhere around the 20 week mark (could be 21, 22, 23 or 24). So for example, a fetus that dies before 20 weeks is a miscarriage, and a fetus that dies after 20 weeks is defined as a "still birth" and birth and death certification is prepared.

If you have any specific questions perhaps you could contact a local clinic in your area who would be able to give you a more definite answer on when their miscarriage tiem ends and still birth begins.

Answer 3

Still birth refers to a fetus that has reached a gestational age where it would have been possible to survive outside the womb. This is usually after 20 weeks gestation. Anything prior to that is considered a miscarriage.
Some states will issue a COBRIS certificate (Certificate of Birth Resulting In Stillbirth) for still births, but not all of them do. Sometimes you get nothing at all...it's not a birth or a death, so there is no documentation. Just a broken heart.

Answer 4

a still birth can happen at anytime during a pregnancy. my baby was stillborn 1 week before due date, and just one week before the doctor said the babys heartbeat was strong and heathly

Answer 5

Some resources say it is stillbirth after 20 weeks and others say 24 weeks.

My son was stillborn 3 weeks before his due date.