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stillbirths

/ˈstɪlˌbɜːrθs/C2

死胎 / 死產 (n.)

醫療與生育領域的專業詞,由 `still`(靜止的)和 `birth`(出生)組合而成,指胎兒在出生前或出生時已無生命跡象。

I've lost one babe in the cradle,
had two stillbirths, and two pregnancies ended well before their term.
That's five in twice as many years.