noun
stillborn baby
Medical and official term for a baby born without signs of life.
死産児の届け出は、医師が行うことになっている。
A doctor is required to report a stillborn baby.
流産 is a miscarriage, which occurs earlier in pregnancy, whereas 死産児 is a stillbirth after the period of viability.
Compound of 死産 (stillbirth) and 児 (child).