Stillbirth: Symptoms & Signs (Intrauterine Fetal Death)

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Alternate Names : Intrauterine Fetal Death

Certain signs and symptoms make a healthcare provider suspect a possible stillbirth. These include:

a mother who notices the baby has stopped moving for a long period of time

a uterus or womb that fails to get bigger over time

an inability to hear the baby's heartbeat with a special heart monitor

lack of movement of the baby or no heartbeat during a pregnancy ultrasound, a special test that uses sound waves to show the baby

an abnormal blood level of the hormone of pregnancy, known as a quantitative HCG test

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Author: Adam Brochert, MD
Reviewer: Lama Rimawi, MD
Date Reviewed: 06/07/01

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