A<unk> , meaning "quiet birth" occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus or during labour or delivery exits a woman's body.  The term is often used in distinction to live birth or miscarriage. Most<unk> s occur in full term pregnancies.
Some sources reserve the term<unk> " for a fetus which has died after reaching mid-second trimester to full term gestational age. For example, in the United Kingdom,<unk> " is used to describe an infant delivered without life after 24 weeks gestation. The sources that use this definition tend to use the term "miscarriage" if the death occurs earlier in development. In contrast, other sources use the term<unk> " regardless of the stage of fetal development.
Stillbirth
Childbirth
Multiple birth
Breech birth
Premature birth
Forceps in childbirth
Miscarriage
Maternal death