This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Infanticide and Foeticide, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Still birth is applied to a fetus born dead with a gestational age of 
Select and explain. 
A. 16 weeks, B. 18 weeks, C. 24 weeks, D. 28 weeks
D: 28 weeks
Answer: D: 28 weeks 
Explanation: Ans: d (28 weeks)Ref: Reddy, 29th ed., Pg. 390, k Park 20th ed. Pg. 483Stillbirth is applied to a foetus born dead with a gestational age of 28 weeks.Park says that "WHO has recommended that within any country the term stillbirth be applied to a foetus bom dead and weighing over 500 g - birth weight most frequently associated with a gestation period of 22 weeks. But for international comparison, they suggest a boundary of 1000 g or more, which is more frequently associated with a gestation period of 28 weeks.