Stillbirth: OBGYN & Pediatrician Explain and Share the Causes & Risk Factors for Late Pregnancy Loss
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. 1 in 4 women will experience a pregnancy loss and it is heart-breaking no matter when it occurs. This week is part 1 of 2 in a DEEP DIVE into stillbirth or pregnancy loss after 20 weeks.
0:00 - Intro
1:56 - What is stillbirth and how common is it?
5:53 - What causes stillbirth?
13:41 - Causes of late stillbirth after 35 weeks gestation
15:55 - Maternal risk factors for stillbirth
19:57 - Fetal risk factors for stillbirth
Next Episode (Part 2): Workup after stillbirth, Prevention, and Planning another pregnancy.
Intro Music: A WAY FOR ME - Nicolai Heidlas by Chem Ocampo
Keywords: pregnancy loss, infant death, fetal demise, still birth, count the kicks
Lost my baby boy last week at 35 weeks! I wish and pray no one has to go through this pain. Praying for all moms for healthy pregnancy and safe delivery.
Lost my baby girl at 38 weeks 😢. In July.
So sorry for your los 💔💔
So sorry for your loss ❤
I’m so sorry 😢for your loss..
Lost my boy in 35 weeks on the 9th of January 2024 am still shocked
Watching this at 32 weeks pregnant . I hope and pray I have a safe delivery ❤
Praying for a healthy and safe delivery for your baby 💕
May you have a healthy pregnancy! I'm 24 weeks and will be skipping it.
You are blessed and highly favored, you are going to have a beautiful birth experience and a healthy baby, God bless and protect you through this wonderful journey
I just lost my baby boy at 20 weeks and 6 days. He was born alive and held my finger before he passed away. My results show that it was due to chorioamnionitis found in the placenta that caused me to go into pre-term labor. Will have a follow-up with my MFM in February to discuss what we can do to prevent it in the future. My Heart goes out to everyone who has lost a baby. Our babies are now flying high.
I lost my baby after 37weeks....the pain is traumatizing. I pray that no mothers-to-be goes through the same.
omg,this topic scares me to death i am 38week pregnant and so scared.every time my baby is calm in the womb i do everything make him move.my heart goes every perent who went through this😢god bless everybody
I had a uterine rupture 12 hours into an attempted vbac 11 years after my first beautiful son was born. They had 7 minutes to get my 2nd sweet son out in time,thankfully they got him out successfully, and he is now a healthy and beautiful 6 month old. It was very frightening, but by the grace of God we both came out of it healthy. My heart goes out to anyone who has sadly had a late term loss or stillbirth. I've lost 3 babies early on,that was difficult and sad. I can't imagine carrying a baby so long,feeling them,bonding with them to have that heartbreaking conclusion. Great video for information.
Thank you so much for covering this topic. I had a stillbirth in October 2022 at 35 weeks and I feel like I didn't hear anything about it throughout my seemingly normal uneventful pregnancy. After I experienced I looked for my favorite UA-cam pregnancy and birth channels for information about stillbirth and couldn't find anything. This information is so important.
Today marks the one-year anniversary that I delivered my stillborn daughter at 31 weeks. It was my first pregnancy, I had no risk factors and everything was going perfectly. Thanks for bringing awareness to this topic, even as difficult as is it.
I'm so sorry this happened to you. My thoughts are with you.
Sending you virtual hugs
@@phnification Thank you 💕
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I am sooo sorry for your loss and pain. I am currently 7 weeks and still birth is truly heartbreaking 😢
It happens more than I realized . Lost my first grandchild to stillbirth in 2021 . It devastated me , but of course not as much as my daughter and her hubby. However, I went into a depression . I won't go to full detail since I didn't ask for permission from my daughter . IN 2022, I'm a grandmother of a rainbow grand baby. I appreciate your professional knowledge . During the onset of Covid my daughter received poor prenatal care. Doctors debated if they should have delivered the baby early and that still bothers me. You two are awesome. I learned a lot from this video .
Thank you for this compassionate, informed, evidence based look at stillbirth. I’m an RN and also, sadly, a part of “the club” that no one wants to be in as a stillbirth mama to my 4th child 2/2/22. She was full term and perfect born at 40+4 weeks. Interestingly, our case checks none of the boxes you mentioned for causes and risks. Cause of death was presumed cord accident though there were no visible knots, kinks, or abnormalities of the cord per testing and it was not around her neck either. Placental testing came back normal as well. Looking forward to next weeks video. In our case we chose not to do more invasive testing or an autopsy because I just couldn’t do that to my little girl. Happy with the choice we made but it is still hard being in the “unexplained” group! 22:41
Watching this as a person who went through this devastating loss. Lost my first born, a son as a stillborn. Delivered him on 5/15/23, 31 weeks of gestation 💔 it just sucks to not have answers as to what happened. I’m forever CRUSHED ☹️💔☹️💔
My first child was stillborn at 39 weeks and 2 days and non of the risks you listed applied to me. As you stated we never could learn a why for his passing. He was beautiful and healthy till he was in heaven. It is a life changing event and the grief is debilitating. Thankfully the Lord has given us two living children and they are thriving. They will never replace Mav but they add joy to our lives. I will alway miss my Maverick. Our family will never be complete it's devastating. Thanks for covering this topic so many shy away from. In your next video you should always talk how family can support loved ones growing this.
I'm sorry sweetheart, dont ever replace him .he will always be in ur heart .
My friend had a stillbirth baby boy. They never were able to find out why either. She said the OB cried when the baby was born. So heartbreaking
Thank you for making this video. One of my best friends had a stillbirth at 37 weeks. Devastating. Shining a light on this is so important.
Thank you guys for the knowledge that y’all share with us. It is so appreciated. When I lose my baby at the beginning of the year. My OB or no one had answers. I didn’t understand are know why but they all just kept saying it’s not your fault. You did nothing wrong 😢. We are now pregnant with our rainbow 🌈 baby and we are 16w 2d. Thank God!!! We are so grateful. Sometimes there are moments that I get fearful but I say to myself God got me and this baby covered. In Jesus Christ mighty name. Amen!
My full term, 38-week-old daughter passed away after two hours of life due to a cord prolapse. It took them nearly 20 minutes to take me back to the operating room. We had no risk factors and no prior outstanding obstetric history, which makes getting closure even more difficult. Thank you for covering the pregnancy and infant loss topic because nobody else is speaking up for these babies.
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I want to bring awareness to this condition called Chronic Histiocytic Intervillositis which is an autoimmune reaction that leads to the placenta coming under attack and getting clogged. There is no screening test for this and the only way to diagnose it is to do a placental postmortem after the loss. There are experimental treatment plans currently under development but no assured cure. I was recently diagnosed with CHI after a second trimester stillbirth. It breaks my heart to think that thousands of people across the planet might not know about this and never receive the diagnosis and live forever with terrifying question of 'why did this happen'.
Thank you for this video, and sorry to all of the Mamas who posted in memory of their own loss.
We lost our first baby 5/9/2022 at 31 weeks due to placental abruption. We are blessed to have that answer and know the "why", but even knowing we struggle with the fact that there isn't a lot we could have done, or can do. We are trying again for baby #2 and we hope to be more informed of these risk factors, and how we can best mitigate them. Thanks for always being a valuable source of information for pregnancy and maternal health.
So sorry, I lost my son at same gestation and 3 days prior to you but I have no cause as to why.
Thank you for covering this topic. In the next episode could you recommend resources on how loved ones can provide support to those that have experienced stillbirth?
Thank you for covering this topic. We experienced the stillbirth of our son in October 2021 at 30 weeks and at the time I was searching for videos just like this. Ultimately the reason for our stillbirth was unexplained and in our journey to become pregnant again, I was searching for risk factors that could make stillbirth a possibility in future pregnancies. Covering topics like this, while extremely sensitive and difficult, will help many people who have been through the unfathomable heartbreak and devastating loss due to stillbirth.
Didn't think I was going to watch this episode. Then my wife and I had our 28 week growth scan yesterday and our beautiful boy was just gone. No indication what's so ever that anything was wrong.
My first little boy I lost at 25 weeks... I still think of my sweet little Russell everyday and his little brother will know about his brother in heaven as he gets older and can understand 💗👼🌈
Thank you for this video. Such a hard topic but a necessary discussion. Look forward to seeing your next video on what we can do for prevention.
My sweet girl was delivered 5/12/21 at 22 weeks. My son was born 06/03/22 full term and healthy. My pregnancy was my son was great physically, but was so exhausting emotionally and mentally with struggling with fears of him passing away.
I did not have a still birth. My Baby B twin did not have a heartbeat at 22 weeks. I delivered my healthy Baby Boy A at 38 weeks. His twin was pressed into the placenta. A profound experience. Devastating yet a blessing to still have one baby from that Pregnancy. I ended up with twin girls 18 mos later. I had 2 other singletons also. So 5 children
Oh wow I didn’t know that happens that far along. I just lost my twins in December at 24 weeks, twin B heart stopped beating and I went into labor right after that and twin A lived for one day. It’s such a blessing u delivered one baby. I never would have thought I’d lose both.
Lost my son on 11/12/2022 & trying to figure out what happened. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
sending you love and light
@@frankytalks7941 thank you.
I can only imagine what you went through, be strong darling there is always a light at the end of tunnel❤
Lost my love, Isla @ 37 weeks. She’s my guardian angel. 👼 sending hugs and strength to other mamas out there. You’ll get through this; your baby will always be with you in your heart. Believe it!
My mothers first birth was a full term still born. I’m 8 weeks into my first pregnancy and want to be informed. This was a very grounded way to cover the issue and I thank you for that.
Thank you for this video. I was watching your weekly pregnancy updates during my pregnancy until my stillbirth at 24 weeks on 10/2/22. It is heartbreaking. We believe that marginal cord insertion was the main risk factor for the loss of our daughter. It is helpful to see this being discussed on a channel like yours.
My beautiful Fionn was stillborn also on 2nd October 22 at 34 weeks. We miss him everyday!
I am so sorry for your loss! ❤️🩹
@@imkerange3032 Thank you, I am sorry for your loss as well. I like to think our babies are looking after us now. ❣
I'm not pregnant but have known two people who suffered stillbirths. One was my boss who lost her baby at 8 months after she got sick. Another was one of my prenatal massage clients who lost her twins just a few days before she was scheduled to deliver. Thanks for making this video, great info
My baby #4 was a 37 week stillbirth. She had CDH and T18, but ultimately passed away from the chord being wrapped around her neck 3 times due to poly from the CDH. The doctors at the hospital were so wonderful when I delivered her and did whatever I wanted to have her. My next two pregnancies actually weren’t scary or worrisome.
What is CDH? What is T18? I’m sorry for your loss even after all this time ❤
@@randlynch9582 just as Kurt mentioned, it’s Congenital Diaphoretic Hernia. Basically there’s a hole in the diaphragm. It keeps your organs in place and fluid out of the lungs. Also T18 is Trisomy 18 or Edwards Syndrome. It’s an extra 18th chromosome. For reference, Down Syndrome is an extra 21st chromosome. It’s much more severe than Down Syndrome.
Thanks for sharing your evidence-based knowledge on this important topic. Could you please discuss about the risks of hyperemesis gravidarum and still births or neonatal complications? Thank you.
Lost my baby on at 27 weeks last month . Everything was going perfect there was no risk factor it was my second pregnancy having one daughter she is 2 year old. Stillbirth is really heartbreaking m broken mentaly physically and emotionally. I wish every mom have healthy and safe pregnancy
Me too mama. I was looking forward to having 2 babies under 2. One girl one boy, filled my heart all those months, taken away at 28 weeks. No answers, I feel guilt and pain but having to stay positive for my son and keep up with every day life. Praying for your healing
So sorry that couldn’t have been easy
If I may I would suggest a build a bear with the heart beat for comfort
Just a little something to sleep with or for siblings to help cope with things
Just a thought hope you both heal and sending love and comfort 😢❤
Thank you for making this video. I just had a stillbirth due to concealed placental abruption. My son passed away on 11/14/2022 and I gave birth to him on 11/16/2022. He was 30 weeks, 3 days gestation. This was my first pregnancy and I was considered low risk. It was an easy and uneventful pregnancy up until my placental abruption. After I got home for the hospital, I came to your UA-cam channel to see if you had any videos about stillbirth or placental abruption. I didn’t find any at the time, but I’m so glad you made this video. The timing couldn’t be better. I’m looking forward to next week’s video so I know what steps to take in the future. Thank you.
Sending you tight hugs 🤗
I just lost my little boy at 35 weeks due to the same thing, I’m surprised they didn’t deliver straight away! I had an emergency c section and lost a lot of blood because of the abruption.
My daughter had a stillbirth at 40 weeks, cord wrapped around the neck 3 times, the doctor said one that happens it can happen again, I didn’t believe that because to me it was an accident, she did produce xtra amnionic fluid, she got pregnant 5 years after, and was a healthy pregnancy but this time she had xtra care and at the time of delivery the cord was wrapped around the neck again!!! I was terrified but doctors were able to save him. It was a heartbreaking experience for my daughter and me. Thank you for the video
I’m at 20 weeks n my first pregnancy was a still birth at 34 weeks he was perfect n it completely took my world and devastated me I’m so scared that it can happen again. N I get so upset becus the doctors weren’t very great at all! They made it so much worse n I’m having to go back to the same hospital I’ve not had any ultrasounds or anything yet becus im so freaked out about going in n I know I need to n I’ve got one scheduled: finally thankfully cus I’m so worried n want to make sure this babies okay ugh sorry to vent this all but I thought I’d be able to watch this video n I’m thankful u guys have made it I’ve never heard from my doctors about anything bout it really. So I’ve always been so torn and upset and damaged from it now hearing it’s so much rarer my sons embellical went around his neck while I was at work n I didn’t u derstand I was in labor n by the time I went in after work they couldn’t find his heartbeat! But this pregnancy im so scared I’m not excited n it makes me so confused! N guilty becus I was so excited for the first time! He was perfect tho weight organs everything we passed with flying colors but yeah I am thankful you guys made ur channel I’ve learned so much from ya !!!!
I had a stillbirth at just 21 weeks pregnant with my baby girl. I had a healthy pregnancy with my first child, so my doctors couldn’t explain why.This breaks my heart to know that many women have felt the same pain that I have,
Did you have to deliver ur baby or how was it that u got cleaned out ?
This is a great video. Very informative. I like it how they covered the data quickly and simply. Very well prepared. I'm hoping for a healthy baby as an older Mum- 42y. Several losses since i had our daughter at 33y. Keeping fingers crossed for this one- now 26 weeks. Think i might ask about some extra checks when i get close to the due date. Our daughter was small but super healthy. Good luck to everyone
I had a placental abruption and PPROM at 21 weeks with my baby girl. I developed Chorioamnionitis severely as well
Thank you for mentioning Covid infection as a possible cause-I’ve had two friends that have had severe bleeding and placenta issues a month after getting Covid and thankfully they got medical attention quickly and their babies were okay. A lot of people still don’t know this can cause issues…❤
I know someone. She got severe COVID. Doctors did an emergency C section at around 36weeks gestation but the baby did not survive for a day. The mum also died few hours after giving birth. She caught a terrible COVID. My mum also died due to COVID.
I caught COVID while pregnant half way through my pregnancy. My placenta was extremely small and I believe totally was the reason was my COVID infection.
Thankfully I had a easy and smooth delivery but at the same time I was 10 days early. My baby was also extremely healthy.
I was lucky
I had a stillbirth at 24weeks. I caught Covid a month before my loss. My placenta stop providing nutrients to my baby. I’ve been reading that Covid can cause major effects to the placenta
13 weeks pregnant.. praying for everyone safe pregnancy and delivery 🤲🏾Amen ❤
I lost my first two babies. Thank you for the compassionate disclaimer in the beginning and all of the information you've provided.
Thank you😔🫂
Watching this at 27 weeks and freaking out 🥺
Please cover IUGR
good video
4weeks ago I lost my baby girl at 38weeks 😢waiting on post mortem results
Me too. I am so sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you feel.
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I had labs drawn post-op and my results were consistent for Antiphospholipid Syndrome. But I lost my baby at 39.4 (on Oct. 14th of this year), which is an uncommon manifestation as babies tend to pass between 3-6 months with this condition.
However, I need to follow up with my doctor because my labs 2 weeks post-op came back fine. I still haven’t heard from her. And the autopsy results are still pending. And I still have to get my repeat labs in January. I still have so many questions. 😔
I lost my baby the night before last at 28 almost 29 weeks. Grief is a funny thing. Sometimes I'm sad, sometimes I feel nothing, sometimes I can laugh. My husband and family are digging the plot right now. I went into labor, after lunch, but the doctors said the baby had already been gone 2 days😢 How? I felt nothing. How could I not have felt him die? I had no risk factors and a clean bill of health at every checkup. I do live in a third world county however, and medical care is subpar with patient bedside manner being trash. Worse than trash, traumatizing. Dehumanizing. We spent most of the day yesterday trying to get our son's body. They didn't want to give him to us making excuses like, "you don't want to kake your suffering worse by seeing him." I'll be the judge of that! And when we asked why we lost our baby, they said he was "meant for heaven." I genuinely belive that, but it also gives us no cause. We asked about testing, and after pawning us off to another department they said we could do testing through police forensics. We would have to report the death and it would have to be a legal issue. A friend of mine recently lost her almost one year-old to a brain condition she was born with. The police interrogated and investigated the hearbroken parents, ultimately blaming the father for not being home the day it happened. The man has to make a living! How could they know the day they would lose her? How are they to blame for a known medical condition? The little one was on borrowed time, but still my friend's grief had to be compounded by being a suspect and having to defend her husband. Needless to say, I could not go through that. I could not go through having to make a legal case with all of my checkups to prove I wasn't negligent. So we just have to accept we will never know what happened.
My OGgyn prescribed me a Baby Aspirin 81 gm because of age they said. It does made me heartburn all day.
Lost my baby girl at 37 weeks😢
Any Insights about APLA syndrome
Is there a higher chance of stillbirth if babys heart rate spikes to 180+ during contractions? Iv been to the hospital twice for contractions and high fetal heartrate. I'm 35+3 weeks and my ultrasounds and tests have been normal. I'm worried to go into labor and put stress on my baby. My Dr's won't induce until 39 weeks.
Did they ever do part 2? I can't find it.
Yes "life after stillbirth" released around 23 Dec 2022.
Hi I had a still born last year 23. 04.2023, and it hurting me so much, I was 39weeks and I had a membrane rapture which started in the morning and my doctor told me that the oxygen between me and the baby was less so they had to put me on oxygen, and after 2hrs thy removed the oxygen, the water was coming out and after sometimes the water dried, at around 12 midnight I started bleeding the took me for emergency c-section it was too late i lost my baby boy..its painful to loose a baby.
I had a term stillbirth at 39 weeks with no known cause.
What about low PAPP-A and its relation to stillbirth?
I do wish you had broken out the US rates by race. I feel like it is much higher for Black women in America. In fact more comparable to 3rd world countries or worse.
They do touch on this topic slightly later in the video. I agree, the rates are devastating in this country for Black women.
Even tho im a child ] but my mom had my eldest brother only at 35 weeks he made it through the whole pregnancy but he died to some illness that we was born with and at least he will be in a great place and i may get to see him for the first time/
Can you help me understand why routine labs aren’t drawn to check for cholestasis? I had very mild itching (not on my hands or feet) from 34 weeks onward and finally got tested at 37 only to learn the risk of stillbirth warranted an induction… why wouldn’t this routinely be checked if the outcome can be so devastating ?
Any itching on your body you need to demand to be tested for cholestasis. I needed to advocate for myself and my induction
I did not know this. I had an extreme itch on my feet for weeks during my pregnancy that it would wake me at night. I told my gynae about this and she did not test me. Thank God my son was born full term and healthy. It's so heartbreaking that there are so many things that can go wrong during pregnancy
There was actually 2 hours long study on youtube which I cant find where it was stated that the stillbirth rate in US and UK is progressive and had increased recently in comparison to past years. This disturbing occurance is attributed to inacessible care for mothers.
I lost my baby boy at 36weeks on 30th June. I just want to know why. What was wrong with him? There was no deformity in him when he was born. I was never sick when pregnant. I started folic acid 1 year before I got pregnant. Why? I can't wrap my head around it
What's the role of low Vitamin D level in early pregnancy?
I like your UA-cam vadios I'm still thinking about haveing a baby
We had a term stillbirth of our wonderful boy at 38w. He was great at the 37 week checkup and just like that we lost him.
My medical team all around was terrible. My 6 week checkup my ob asked if anyone told me why it happened. I was her first loss but any information regarding testing or whatever else would’ve made my terrible experience slightly less so. Glad your patients have you!
There will be a pregnancy transformation part 2
I had a stillbirth on 6th June after years of waiting am so depressed 😭
I'm the adult child of a mom who had one.
I am having health issues as I age. I am 52.
When will Sarah's baby be born?
I heard that age is a factor in complications? Is that actually true or it’s just a myth? My girlfriend has never gotten pregnant before, she is 41 years old and she feels her time is running out. Also I’m 34 and I’m not the healthiest person around, I’m a bit chubby & I’ve been a cigarette smoker for around 17 years. Granted when we have sex we barely use any birth control so idk if it’s her age? Is it my lifestyle? Is it my age? Or a combination of everything overall?
We lost our precious baby girl last week. She was 34 weeks 5 days. Preliminary report shows they found E Coli in her bloodstream. Can you help me understand how could E Coli got in her bloodstream when I had no symptoms?
wth? how?
when will the baby be born
Noone in here said..I lost my fetus...these moms and dads lost their babys💔
I lost my Son 5 months ago I’m still grieving it’s hard
I've had a stillbirth 2 months ago I was over 41 weeks pregnant and I'm sure covid was the reason
i lose my daughter at 32 week 5 day scan after i think she pass away after this scan 2 week we just cremate her on 7 feb 2024 take her out from my tummy 2 feb
Very educational but why he keep looking at her and looking back ?
I lost my 2 babies at 6 months too much hard plz pary for me😢😢
Health care is probably the biggest reason for stillbirth in black women.
Vaccines during pregnancy??
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Full term stillbirth at 41 weeks. No cause was found
this video is scaring moms into trying again.
Why are there so many ads in your channel? You guys are doctors! It would be amazing to watch informative videos without so many ads
Regardless if they are doctors they still need to make there money to pay bills ect...watching ad's get them paid for there hard work
So just because they’re doctors they can’t put ads but others UA-camrs who have plenty of money do ? They’ve worked hard and deserve to put ads.
Thank you for covering this topic. There is so much stigma around it ,but it really needs to be more mentioned in pregnancy classes and in general. For although it's not that common it happens much more than we realize.Momma to an angel girl Dora🤍🕊💔
I’m 27 weeks pregnant, and i have had 2 miscarriages… Still birth scares me and I fear it everyday. 😭
We had a term stillbirth of our wonderful boy at 38w. He was great at the 37 week checkup and just like that we lost him.
My medical team all around was terrible. My 6 week checkup my ob asked if anyone told me why it happened. I was her first loss but any information regarding testing or whatever else would’ve made my terrible experience slightly less so. Glad your patients have you!