Definition of scholarship. 1  1 : a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation) 2  2 : the character, qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar : learning. 3  3 : a fund of knowledge and learning drawing on the scholarship of the ancients.
Restriction of the mother's blood flow through the placenta is the most common cause of placental insufficiency. Any restriction can have a serious effect upon fetal growth and development. Placental damage can cause restriction - damage for example caused by infarction (tissue death) or the separation from the uterine wall (placenta abruption). Spasm or blood clots in the placenta veins also have the same effect.
This means that for some reason the placenta (the organ that links the baby's blood supply to the mother's and nourishes the baby in the womb) isn't functioning properly. A poorly functioning placenta may be the direct cause of stillbirth, or it may contribute to it because the baby's growth has been held back.