The Stillbirth Rate differs from the Perinatal Mortality Rate primarily in its denominator. The Stillbirth Rate is expressed per:

• A 1000 live births
• B 1000 total births (live births plus stillbirths) ✓
• C 1000 pregnant women
• D 100,000 live births

Explanation

The stillbirth rate is defined as the number of stillbirths (fetal deaths after 28 weeks of gestation) per 1000 total births, where total births include both live births and stillbirths. This makes sense because a stillborn baby is part of all births but not of live births. Using live births alone as the denominator would inflate the numerator-to-denominator relationship incorrectly and is the basis of the perinatal mortality rate instead.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th ed.

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