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Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Stillbirths2003The number of stillbirths with a gestational age of 28 weeks or more, known as late fetal deaths, remained virtually unchanged in 2003 compared with the previous year. In 2003, 1,027 children were stillborn, one less than in 2002. The 2003 level was the lowest ever. There were 3.1 late fetal deaths for every 1,000 total births in 2003, that is, live births plus stillbirths of 28 weeks or longer gestation. This was the same rate as in 2002. The rate of late fetal death has remained below four deaths for every 1,000 total births since 1990. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3234. The publication Births, 2003 (84F0210XIE, free), which contains tables on live births and stillbirths, is now available online. From the Our products and services page, under Browse our Internet publications, choose Free, then Health. For general information or to order custom tabulations, contact Client Services (613-951-1746; hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Patricia Tully (613-951-1759; patricia.tully@statcan.gc.ca) or Leslie Geran (613-951-5243; leslie.geran@statcan.gc.ca), Health Statistics Division. |
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