A stillbirth is when a baby is born dead after having grown far enough that the birth is a birth — not a very early loss. Most countries draw a line by week or by weight (often around 20 to 24 weeks) and call a loss before that line a miscarriage, and after it a stillbirth. So the two words are not about how sad the event is; they are about when it happened.

A stillbirth死產 is when a baby指的是一個嬰兒 is born dead生下來就已經死了 after having grown far enough在長到足夠大之後 that the birth is a birth這個生產已經算是一次生產 not a very early loss不是很早期的流失。Most countries大多數國家 draw a line會畫一條界線 by week or by weight用週數或體重來定 (often around 20 to 24 weeks通常在20到24週左右) and call把 a loss before that line那條線之前的流失 a miscarriage叫做流產 and after it那之後的 a stillbirth叫做死產。So所以 the two words這兩個字 are not about how sad the event is談的不是這件事有多悲傷 they are about而是 when it happened什麼時候發生的

This is a plain, factual word, and that plainness is why it exists. Doctors need it, forms need it, the law needs it, and grieving parents themselves often want it, because the alternatives are either vague ("we lost the baby") or unbearable. So it is used freely in hospitals, in health writing, and in support groups, without being cold.

This is a plain, factual word這是個平實、如實的字 and而且 that plainness正是這種平實 is why it exists讓它有存在的理由。Doctors醫生 need it需要它 forms表格 need it需要它 the law法律 needs it需要它 and而 grieving parents themselves正在哀傷的父母自己 often want it也常常需要這個字 because因為 the alternatives其他說法 are either vague要不就模糊 "we lost the baby"「我們失去了寶寶」 or unbearable要不就讓人難以承受。So所以 it is used freely它被自由地使用 in hospitals在醫院裡 in health writing在健康相關的文章裡 and in support groups在支持團體裡 without being cold卻不會顯得冷淡

The related forms are worth having together: a baby who is born dead is stillborn (adjective), and the event is a stillbirth (noun). "She had a stillbirth" and "the baby was stillborn" say the same thing.

The related forms相關的字形 are worth having together值得放在一起看 a baby who is born dead生下來就死了的嬰兒 is stillborn (adjective)叫stillborn（形容詞） and而 the event這件事 is a stillbirth (noun)叫stillbirth（名詞）。"She had a stillbirth"她經歷了一次死產 and和 "the baby was stillborn"那個嬰兒生下來就已經死了 say the same thing講的是同一件事

There is a figurative use of stillborn — a plan or a proposal that dies before it can begin: "the peace talks were stillborn." That use is fine in writing about politics. But stillbirth itself stays literal; people almost never stretch it that way.

There is有 a figurative use一種比喻用法 of stillborn是stillborn的 a plan or a proposal指一個計畫或提案 that dies before it can begin還沒開始就已經夭折 "the peace talks were stillborn."「the peace talks were stillborn」（和談還沒開始就夭折了） That use這種用法 is fine in writing about politics在政治相關的文章裡沒問題。But但是 stillbirth itselfstillbirth本身 stays literal則一直維持字面意義 people幾乎沒有人 almost never stretch it that way會這樣延伸使用它

One thing to know before you speak: this word touches a real grief, and in English-speaking countries it is not a topic raised lightly with someone you do not know well.

One thing to know before you speak在開口之前有一件事要知道 this word這個字 touches a real grief碰觸到真實的哀傷 and而且 in English-speaking countries在英語系國家 it is not a topic它不是一個 raised lightly會被輕易提起的話題 with someone you do not know well對不熟的人