Stillbirth incidence and determinants in a tertiary health facility in the Volta Region of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stillbirths are indicators of the quality of obstetrics care in health systems. Stillbirth rates and their associating factors vary by socio-economic and geographical settings. Published data on stillbirths and their associating factors in the Volta Region of Ghana are limited. This limits understanding of local factors that must be considered in designing appropriate interventions to mitigate the occurrence of stillbirths. This study determined the incidence of stillbirths and associated factors among deliveries at Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) and contributes to understanding the consistent high stillbirths in the country and potentially in other low-resourced settings in sub-Saharan Africa.

Method

This was a prospective cohort study involving pregnant women admitt

SUBMITTER: Dah AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734929 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature