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-A '''stillbirth''' is an ''in utero'' fetal death (followed by a delivery without vital signs). It is typically defined as: 20 weeks or more gestational age ''or'' fetal weight greater than 500 grams.<ref>URL: [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3234&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbg=f&adm=8&dis=2#a1 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3234&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbg=f&adm=8&dis=2#a1]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref>
+A '''stillbirth''' is an ''in utero'' fetal death (followed by a delivery without vital signs).
+==Definition==
+It is typically defined as:<ref>URL: [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3234&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbg=f&adm=8&dis=2#a1 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3234&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbg=f&adm=8&dis=2#a1]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref>
+*Gestational age of 20 weeks or more.
+:''and/or''
+*Fetal weight greater than 500 grams.
 ==See also==