Stillbirth

What it means

Death of the fetus in utero after at least 22 weeks of gestation.

The age at which fetal demise is legally classified asa a miscarriage varies between countries with the US being 20 gestational weeks and the UK being 24 gestational weeks. The HPO chooses the average of these age ranges.

In everyday care

Most people with this sign do not have a rare disease — it appears in common conditions far more often. These general reference pages cover the same topic:

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Fetal death · Fetal demise · Foetal death · Foetal demise · Late fetal death · Late foetal death