Stillbirth surveillance consortium

Stillbirth surveillance consortium

Stillbirths have an estimated prevalence of 6 per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths combined in the United States (U.S.), yet major risk factors for these adverse birth outcomes remain elusive [1,2]. Historically in the U.S., surveillance information about stillbirth has come from fetal death certificates maintained by the National Vital Statistics System. Data collection within the National V...

Rates and causes of stillbirth in a demographic surveillance site in Karachi, Pakistan

Methods From Jan – Dec 2012, Community Helath Workers (CHWs) identified pregnant women through 3 monthly household visits. Pregnant women were then followed up till end of their pregnancy. In case of a stillbirth, a detailed verbal autopsy (VA) interview was undertaken 2 weeks after the outcome by a research assistant. VA forms were then reviewed by 2 independent Physicians who assigned a cause...

Antiphospholipid antibodies in stillbirth.

OBJECTIVE To compare antiphospholipid antibodies in deliveries with and without stillbirth using a multicenter, population-based case-control study of stillbirths and live births. METHODS Maternal sera were assayed for immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgM anticardiolipin and anti-β2-glycoprotein-I antibodies. Assays were performed in 582 stillbirth deliveries and 1,547 live birth deliveries. RESULT...

The stillbirth ‘scandal’

The scope of stillbirth has been overlooked by many, few would estimate that in high income countries that, late stillbirths (pregnancies 28 weeks or later) occurs twice as often as death due to HIV/ AIDS; ten times more common than deaths due to Hepatitis B; twice a common as deaths due to congenital anomalies; twice as common as deaths due to preterm complications, and ten times more common t...

Stillbirth Understanding and Management