Context SGA (usually defined as birth-weight <10th centile) affects approximately 10% of pregnancies. Approximately 40% of non-anomalous stillborn infants are SGA, comprising a major contribution to the global public health problem of stillbirth. Optimising outcomes for SGA infants diagnosed before birth is affected by the competing risks of prematurity and, if pregnancy continues, late stillbi...

BACKGROUND Stillbirth is a major contributor to perinatal mortality and it is particularly common in low- and middle-income countries, where annually about three million stillbirths occur in the third trimester. This study aims to develop a prediction model for early detection of pregnancies at high risk of stillbirth. METHODS This retrospective cohort study examined 6,573 pregnant women who ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper was to provide an in-depth analysis of all stillbirth causation over a period of 10 years in a busy maternity unit located in a socioeconomically disadvantaged urban area, with an emphasis on overlapping pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of all structurally normal stillbirths in singleton pregnancies born during 2002-2012. The PSANZ s...

It is not fully known whether maternal prehypertension is associated with increased risk of adverse fetal outcomes, and it is debated whether increases in blood pressure during pregnancy influence adverse fetal outcomes. We performed a population-based cohort study in nonhypertensive women with term (≥37 weeks) singleton births (n=157 446). Using normotensive (diastolic blood pressure [DBP] <80...

BACKGROUND Reduction of stillbirth rates is important because of the social and economic implications. Access to quality antenatal care is important in preventing the risk factors associated with stillbirth. AIM To determine the prevalence of modifiable antenatal risk factors associated with stillbirth so as to determine possible gaps in their prevention. SETTING The study was conducted at ...

BACKGROUND Higher risks of stillbirth or early neonatal death, or both, have been reported from several countries for births on weekend days. It is unclear whether such higher risks have persisted in recent years. We investigated weekend-associated risks of stillbirth and early neonatal death in most Canadian provinces. METHODS We studied all 3 239 972 births recorded in Canada, excluding Ont...

UNLABELLED Objective. We determined the stillbirth rate and associated factors among women who delivered in rural hospitals in The Gambia. Method. A cross-sectional retrospective case review of all deliveries between July and December 2008 was undertaken. Maternity records were reviewed and abstracted of the mother's demographic characteristics, obstetric complications and foetal outcome. MAI...

CONTEXT High and low maternal hemoglobin concentrations during pregnancy have been reported to increase risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth, which is a predictor of stillbirth. The relationship between hemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and risk of stillbirth is unclear. OBJECTIVE To study the associations among hemoglobin concentration at first measurement during antenatal c...

OBJECTIVE To study the association between coffee consumption during pregnancy and the risk of stillbirth and infant death in the first year of life. DESIGN Prospective follow up study. SETTING Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, 1989-96. PARTICIPANTS 18 478 singleton pregnancies in women with valid information about coffee consumption during pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Stillbirth...