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Stillbirth Reporting
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Stillbirth Reporting
Universal Reporting
Universal Reporting
Definition
What system(s) are used to report stillbirths?
Both
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Under the Birth and Deaths Registration Act, stillbirths should be registered in the CRVS system. However, a 2015 circular noted that the system is ineffective, and required health system authorities to report stillbirths in order to improve reporting.
Does the law provide a definition of stillbirth? If yes, does the definition of stillbirth accord with international guidelines?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
"Stillbirth" means death prior to complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception which has had a duration of not less than twenty-eight weeks of gestation, death being indicated by the fact that after such separation, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles'
Does the law provide a definition of fetal death? If yes, does the definition of fetal death accord with international guidelines?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
No relevant legal provisions under Sri Lankan laws.
Law Source
Reporting
What system(s) are used to report stillbirths?
Both
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Under the Birth and Deaths Registration Act, stillbirths should be registered in the CRVS system. However, a 2015 circular noted that the system is ineffective, and required health system authorities to report stillbirths in order to improve reporting.
Does the law provide a definition of stillbirth? If yes, does the definition of stillbirth accord with international guidelines?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
"Stillbirth" means death prior to complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception which has had a duration of not less than twenty-eight weeks of gestation, death being indicated by the fact that after such separation, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles'
