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Common symptoms include: Fever Muscle aches Headache Stiff neck
Confusion
Loss of balance
Convulsions
Diarrhea
Other gastrointestinal symptoms
Miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery and/or life-threatening infection of newborn infants
Death
Contributing: Fernando Cervantes Jr.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Pregnant women can suffer stillbirths and miscarriages.
—David J. Neal, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2024
It has also been linked to causing stillbirths in pregnant women.
—Aliss Higham, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Stillbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillbirth. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
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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