Definition
Programs that maintain and, where appropriate, provide certified copies of fetal death records for babies born without signs of life after 20 to 28 weeks of pregnancy, usually at the request of one or both parents. The term "stillbirth" is often used in distinction to "live birth" (the baby was born alive, even if s/he died shortly thereafter) or "miscarriage" (early pregnancy loss). Different states have different methods of documenting fetal deaths as well as differing definitions for stillbirth, some involving the number of months of pregnancy in combination with the weight of the fetus at the time of death. Other states issue certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth and fetal death, a type of birth certificate that records the birth of a stillborn child.
URL Name
DF-7000-1700-800
Third Level Code
DF-7000
Taxonomy Code
DF-7000.1700-800
Parent Code
DF-7000.1700
Family Code
D
Second Level Code
DF
Fifth Level Code
DF-7000-1700-800
Fourth Level Code
DF-7000-1700
Use References
Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, Certificates of Stillbirth, Fetal Death and Stillbirth Records, Stillbirth Records
Publication Status
Draft