Incidence of stillbirth among women with different risk profiles in Stockholm 2001-2020: a repeated cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The incidence of stillbirth in Sweden has started to decline. However, some comparable high-income countries in Europe have an even lower incidence, indicating a potential for further reduction. The aim of our study was to investigate how the incidence of stillbirth for singleton pregnancies has changed over the past two decades in the Stockholm Region in different groups of women to detect the groups at highest risk.

Material and methods

This was a repeated cross-sectional study with data from the Stockholm Stillbirth Database and the Pregnancy Register including all cases of stillbirth in Stockholm in singleton pregnancies between 2001 and 2020, in total 1804 stillbirths. The time period was divided into four equal groups and the incidence of stillbirth was co

SUBMITTER: Lunden M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755135 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature