Term: Stillborn Birth

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-04-03

Definition:

A fetus weighing 500 g or more, or of gestational age 20 weeks or more with no sign of life after birth.

Related concepts 

• Child Health Status Indicators (2001)

Related terms 

• Stillbirth
• Stillborn Birth Rate

References 

• Brownell M, Martens PJ, Kozyrskyj A, Fergusson P, Lerfald J, Mayer T, Derksen S, Friesen D. Assessing the Health of Children in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)