What increases a stillbirth?

Women who experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their delivery had an increased chance of having a stillbirth. Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy is associated with double or even triple the risk of stillbirth.

What are 3 factors that increase the risk of stillbirth?

Maternal Characteristics

• Low socioeconomic status.
• Older age (older than age 35)
• Smoking tobacco or marijuana during or just before pregnancy, or exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy.
• Using illegal drugs before or during pregnancy.

Does BMI Affect baby Size?

Having a high BMI during pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of various health problems for a baby, including: Congenital disorders. Being significantly larger than average at birth (fetal macrosomia) Growth problems.

Why does obesity increase risk of stillbirth?

The mechanisms behind the increased risk of stillbirth in pregnancies of overweight or obese women is unclear [28]. However, placental inflammation and dysfunction as well as metabolic and hormonal changes associated with obesity have been suggested to increase the risk of stillbirth [28].

When is risk of stillbirth highest?

Overall, pregnancies that continued 41 weeks or longer had the greatest risk of stillbirths and newborn fatalities within the first 28 days of life. From weeks 40 to 41, the risk of stillbirths increased 64% compared with delivery at 37 weeks’ gestation, the study found.

What are the odds of having a stillborn baby?

Stillbirth affects about 1 in 160 births, and each year about 24,000 babies are stillborn in the United States. That is about the same number of babies that die during the first year of life and it is more than 10 times as many deaths as the number that occur from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Does your BMI increase during pregnancy?

As you near the end of your first trimester, and begin the second, weight gain is expected to increase. Some providers like to see women with a “healthy” BMI prior to pregnancy, gain 10 pounds by 20 weeks. During the second and third trimester, guidelines often suggest gaining 1/2 to 1 pound per week.

What week do most stillbirths happen?

An early stillbirth is a fetal death occurring between 20 and 27 completed weeks of pregnancy. A late stillbirth occurs between 28 and 36 completed pregnancy weeks. A term stillbirth occurs between 37 or more completed pregnancy weeks..