NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography United States of America (USA) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1996 - 12/1996 Series or system United States National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Data type Vital registration: Subnationally representative Summary National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Fetal Death data include information collected in Report of Fetal Death forms. Not all states have the same reporting requirements, but most of them report fetal deaths of 20 weeks of gestation or more (and/or 350 grams birthweight). Keywords Abortion, Alcohol use, Antenatal care, Birth weight, Congenital anomalies, Ethnicity, Fertility, Summary birth history, Marital status, Multiple births, Place of delivery, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Race, Skilled birth attendants, Stillbirths, Tobacco smoking, Weight change, Abortive outcome Citation Contributors National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Suggested citation National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. United States NVSS Custom Fetal Death Data 1996. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). GHDx Entry last modified on: May 10, 2022