India, Oct. 14 -- Bihar is preparing to roll out the Centre's new guidelines on stillbirth surveillance and response and will implement them through portal-based reporting across its health facilities, according to a report published on Oct. 13, 2026. The report said stillbirth reporting has so far been restricted to penning down numbers in hospital records, and described the new system as part of a national effort to reduce the stillbirth rate.
Stillbirth definition and estimates
Under the guidelines, a stillbirth is a baby born with no signs of life at 28 weeks or more of gestation. Where gestational age is missing, the report said a birth weight of 1,000 grams or more, or a body length of 35 cm or more, applies.
The report said Bihar’...