A stillbirth calculator: Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model to quantify stillbirth risk. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:To generate a clinical prediction tool for stillbirth that combines maternal risk factors to provide an evidence based approach for the identification of women who will benefit most from antenatal testing for stillbirth prevention.
Amanda S Trudell +4 more
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The impact of endemic and epidemic malaria on the risk of stillbirth in two areas of Tanzania with different malaria transmission patterns. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The impact of malaria on the risk of stillbirth is still under debate. The aim of the present analysis was to determine comparative changes in stillbirth prevalence between two areas of Tanzania with different malaria transmission patterns in
Brabin Bernard J +14 more
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Background Despite advances in the care of women and their babies in the past century, an estimated 1.7 million babies are born still each year throughout the world.
Jessica K. Sexton +15 more
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IntroductionThe incidence of stillbirth has decreased marginally or remained stable during the past decades in high income countries. A recent report has shown Stockholm to have a lower incidence of stillbirth at term than other parts of Sweden. The risk
Hanna Åmark +2 more
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Prediction of stillbirth from maternal demographic and pregnancy characteristics [PDF]
Objectives: To develop a model for prediction of stillbirth based on maternal characteristics and components of medical history and evaluate the performance of screening of this model for all stillbirths and those due to impaired placentation and ...
Nicolaides, K. H. +4 more
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Background Preterm birth is a worldwide challenge with the highest burden in low- and middle-income countries. Despite availability of low-cost interventions to decrease mortality of preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns, these interventions are ...
Abubeker Kedir Usman +9 more
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Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission Annual Report for Calendar Year 2013
2013 annual report of the Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth ...
Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission
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Relation of antepartum stillbirth to birthweight and gestational age: Prospective cohort study.
To investigate the incidence of antepartum stillbirth in relation to the distribution of neonatal/fetal weight for different gestational ages. Prospective observational cohort study. Obstetric ultrasound departments in two UK maternity hospitals. 168 966
Papastefanou, I. +4 more
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The association between timing of initiation of antenatal care and stillbirths: a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa [PDF]
Background: There is renewed interest in stillbirth prevention for lower-middle income countries. Early initiation of and properly timed antenatal care (ANC) is thought to reduce the risk of many adverse birth outcomes.
Roxanne Beauclair +5 more
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Support after stillbirth: Findings from the Parent Voices Initiative Global Registry Project
The need for respectful bereavement care following a stillbirth has been poorly recognised within global public health initiatives. To date, there has been no comprehensive cataloguing of providers that support parents after stillbirth, nor any review of
Murphy, Sam
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