About 60 pregnancies per day in the U.S. end in stillbirth. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The best way to find out why a stillbirth occurred is a fetal autopsy—yet ...

A twin pregnancy is when there are two fetuses in the uterus at the same time. Twins can be identical, meaning they developed when a single fertilized egg split early in development, or fraternal, ...

Despite advances in prenatal care, stillbirths in the United States remain far more common than previously reported, with a significant number of them striking without warning. A sweeping analysis of ...

The following information was released by Mass General Brigham: The study will be published Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in JAMA. According to the researchers, it's one of the largest, most data-rich ...

Pregnant women with COVID-19 face increased chances for stillbirths compared with uninfected women, and that risk spiked to four times higher after the delta variant emerged, new government data show.

Stillbirth burden in the U.S. is higher than previously reported, with over 1 in 150 births ending in stillbirth. The rate is even higher—1 in 112—in low-income areas. Over 70% of stillbirths occurred ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The best way to find out why a stillbirth occurred is a fetal autopsy – yet these ...