Risk factors for late (28+ weeks' gestation) stillbirth in the United States, 2014-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States (US) late stillbirth (at 28 weeks or more of gestation) occurs in 3/1000 births.

Aim

We examined risk factors for late stillbirth with the specific goal of identifying modifiable factors that contribute substantially to stillbirth burden.

Setting

All singleton births in the US for 2014-2015.

Methods

We used a retrospective population-based design to assess the effects of multiple factors on the risk of late stillbirth in the US. Data were drawn from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention live birth and fetal death data files.

Results

There were 6,732,157 live and 18,334 stillbirths available for analysis (late stillbirth rate = 2.72/1000 births). The importance of sociodemographic determinants was shown by highe

SUBMITTER: Tanner D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468071 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature