Stillbirth may occur when the fetus dies and is expelled from the body after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
In the United States, miscarriage is defined as loss of a baby before the 20th week of pregnancy whereas a stillbirth is the loss of a baby at or after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Stillbirth can be further classified as either early, late, or term.
Approximately 1 in 160 pregnancies end in stillbirth in the U.S. every year.
Placental problems are the leading cause of stillbirths that takes place before birth and these deaths occur after 24 weeks of pregnancy. In more than 1 of every 10 stillbirths, the fetus has a genetic or structural birth defect that probably causes the death most probably.
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