You'll want to be able to check for the heartbeat and observe any abnormalities. Toxemia is another big problem, characterized by water retention, hypertension, and protein in the urine. There's no such thing as miscarriage at this stage. This means that for a variety of reasons, your body isn't able to carry full term and begins to give birth to the baby. Reasons for this include infections, hypertension, drugs and smoking, placental problems, uterine abnormalities, and cervical incompetence, but most causes are unknown.
Labor is discussed below.
Stillbirth Stillbirth is pretty rare these days, particularly in facilities equipped with advanced fetal monitoring equipment. When a fetus dies in the womb, its oxygen supply is somehow cut off. During a normal labor and delivery, cord complications are anticipated, and the delivery staff is prepared for any number of problems. Women are monitored for this, and if it does happen, an emergency cesarean section is done. If the amniotic environment becomes hostile for any reason, labor is induced to prevent a potential stillbirth.