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MeSH Heading: Fetal Death
Tree Number(s): C12.050.703.223; C23.550.260.585
Unique ID: D005313
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005313
Annotation: use PERINATAL DEATH for death of a fetus of gestational age 28 weeks or more; do not confuse with FETAL MORTALITY, a statistical concept
Scope Note: Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH.
Entry Term(s): Fetal Demise; Fetal Mummification
See Also: Abortion, Habitual; Embryo Loss; Fetal Viability; Perinatal Death; Pregnancy Outcome
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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