Sorry if this has been asked before - did a quick search but nothing, and Google not very helpful either!
I know the risk of stillbirth for the general population is around 1 in 250, but this includes all the people with risk factors, such as obesity, smoking, taking drugs etc. I wondered if anyone knew if there was a reasonably reliable statistic for stillbirth risk for a healthy woman without any of the risk factors? Surely it would then be less than 1 in 250 once the 'higher risk' women are removed from the equation?
I had a previous late miscarriage, but just two days before 24 weeks, so I feel stillbirth stats are more relevant than miscarriage stats, as miscarriages are often caused by completely different things. I am pregnant again now. I know that statistics don't really matter when it comes to individuals, but I just want to know if I really have a better chance than 1 in 250, which seems really high :( I'm not actively worrying about it, but am just so much less dismissive of these possibilities now. I had such an 'it won't happen to me' attitude the first time around, and of course it did.
PS The reason for my previous loss was flukey bad luck, and won't repeat itself, so I don't think the risk factor of 'has had previous stillbirth' really applies to me.