Trends in Term Intrapartum Stillbirth in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Fetal death during labor at term is a complication that is rarely studied in high-income countries. There is a need for large population-based studies to examine the rate of term intrapartum stillbirth in high-income countries and the factors associated with its occurrence.

Objective

To evaluate trends in term intrapartum stillbirth over time and to investigate the association between the trends and term intrapartum stillbirth risk factors from 1999 to 2018 in Norway.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway from 1999 to 2018 to examine rates of term intrapartum stillbirth and risk factors associated with this event. A population of 1 021 268 term singleton pregnancies without congenital anomali

SUBMITTER: Murzakanova G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534268 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature