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Forensic Medicine Infanticide and Foeticide d363b757

Still birth is applied to a fetus born dead with a gestational age of

A
16 weeks
B
18 weeks
C
24 weeks
D
28 weeks
High-Yield Explanation
Ans: d (28 weeks)Ref: Reddy, 29th ed., Pg. 390, k Park 20th ed. Pg. 483Stillbirth is applied to a foetus born dead with a gestational age of 28 weeks.Park says that "WHO has recommended that within any country the term stillbirth be applied to a foetus bom dead and weighing over 500 g - birth weight most frequently associated with a gestation period of 22 weeks. But for international comparison, they suggest a boundary of 1000 g or more, which is more frequently associated with a gestation period of 28 weeks.

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