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Pregnant and breastfeeding women sharing toilets in crowded spaces are especially vulnerable to infections including UTIs, which can lead to preterm labor, low birth weight, and stillbirths, according to Al Shurafa, a program officer for MAP.
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Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Linda was their only surviving child, born in 1940, after the Oppens had endured a series of stillbirths and a crib death.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The bill would also expand postpartum mental health care, establish a stillbirth prevention pilot and create a behavioral health helpline for mothers.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Linda was their only surviving child, born in 1940, after the Oppens had endured a series of stillbirths and a crib death.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The bill would also expand postpartum mental health care, establish a stillbirth prevention pilot and create a behavioral health helpline for mothers.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Stillbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillbirth. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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stillbirth
noun
still·birth
ˈstil-ˌbərth 
-ˈbərth
: the birth of a dead baby
Medical Definition
stillbirth
noun
still·birth
ˈstil-ˌbərth, -ˈbərth
: the birth of a dead fetus compare live birth
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