How to Use stillbirth in a Sentence

stillbirth

noun
  • The birth and stillbirths came at or very close to full term.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • There have been 29 live births among those women and one stillbirth.
    — oregonlive, 12 May 2020
  • There have been 29 live births among those women, and one stillbirth.
    — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2020
  • Some racial and ethnic groups are at higher risk for stillbirths and newborn deaths.
    — Mark Lieber, CNN, 14 May 2018
  • But doctors and aid groups say miscarriage and stillbirths have spiked.
    — Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Research shows as many as 1 in 4 stillbirths may be preventable.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Research shows as many as 1 in 4 stillbirths may be preventable.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2024
  • Also, stillbirth and neonatal death rates were low, the researchers found.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Black women also are more than two times as likely to have a stillbirth as white women.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2023
  • That can lead to miscarriage, fetal death or stillbirth.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In many instances, women had miscarriages or stillbirths or gave birth in dirty cells.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 7 May 2026
  • Her attorneys said the 18-year-old had a stillbirth and didn't know what else to do but bury the child.
    — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Lungs that float can be an indication of a live birth, while lungs that don’t float may suggest a stillbirth.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Aagaard stressed that stillbirth due to Covid is rare, but the infection does raise a woman’s risk.
    — NBC News, 11 Feb. 2022
  • News about the recent loss of her baby boy, Mason, in a stillbirth at 38 weeks.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Within five years, the stillbirth rate in Iowa dropped by a whopping 28 percent.
    — Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2019
  • In pregnant women, the high fevers can result in stillbirths and miscarriages.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • This includes early delivery, low birth weight of the baby, and stillbirth.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The clinic states that in 1 in 3 stillbirths, healthcare providers don't know why the fetus did not survive.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • But the President did not stop with miscarriages and stillbirths.
    — Lara Freidenfelds / Made By History, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Birth Heat waves have been linked to a higher risk of babies being born premature, as well as stillbirth.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
  • The habit also increases the risk of stillbirth by nearly 50%.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2019
  • And the researchers found no racial differences in the number of prenatal care visits or the rate of stillbirths.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • My heart goes out to all the people who have experienced miscarriage, baby loss and stillbirth.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Seven of the Oklahoma stillbirth and miscarriage cases were filed in the last two years.
    — Cary Aspinwall, al, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Two years ago, the daughter experienced the stillbirth of her first child, Phillip, at 38 weeks.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Becker has been held on $2 million bail since the stillbirth, the AP reported.
    — Dom Calicchio, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2020
  • In 2009, Hofeller had a pregnancy that ended in a stillbirth.
    — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 13 July 2019
  • After Lucerys’ death—on top of her father’s passing and a stillbirth—there is no way Rhaenyra will stay neutral any longer.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Pregnant women can suffer stillbirths and miscarriages from the high fevers that are a symptom of listeria.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025

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