1.1.S.130 Stillborn child

Definition

Stillborn child means a child:

• who weighs at least 400 grams at delivery or whose period of gestation was at least 20 weeks, and
• who has not breathed since delivery, and
• whose heart has not beaten since delivery.

Note: The child must have been certified by a qualified medical practitioner as having been 'delivered'.

Act reference: FAAct section 3(1)-'stillborn child'

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Last reviewed: 6 April 2009