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Shocking Stillbirth Rates: 1 in 150 Births Affected

10/27/2025

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Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham found that stillbirth rates in the U.S. exceed previous estimates, with over 1 in 150 births resulting in stillbirth.
The rate rises to 1 in 112 in low-income areas and 1 in 95 in regions with higher Black populations.
Nearly 28% of stillbirths had no identifiable clinical risk factors, particularly in late gestation.
The study analyzed over 2.7 million pregnancies from 2016 to 2022 and was published in JAMA on October 27, 2025.

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Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham found that stillbirth rates in the U.S. exceed previous estimates, with over 1 in 150 births resulting in stillbirth.
The rate rises to 1 in 112 in low-income areas and 1 in 95 in regions with higher Black populations.
Nearly 28% of stillbirths had no identifiable clinical risk factors, particularly in late gestation.
The study analyzed over 2.7 million pregnancies from 2016 to 2022 and was published in JAMA on October 27, 2025.