26.6: Key Terms
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- antepartum fetal death
- death that occurs before the onset of labor
- early pregnancy loss
- occurs before 20 weeks’ gestation and is most often the result of an abortion
- intrapartum fetal death (IPFD)
- death that occurs after 20 weeks of gestation and after the onset of labor but before birth
- late pregnancy loss
- occurs after 20 weeks’ gestation and is commonly defined as intrauterine fetal demise
- neonatal death
- when a baby dies within the first 28 days of life
- neonatal loss
- when a newborn dies before 28 days of life
- perinatal bereavement
- experience of perinatal persons, their partners, support persons, and family members during and after a perinatal loss
- perinatal loss
- involuntary end of pregnancy after implantation or death of a newborn within 28 days after birth