Stillbirth in Iceland 1996-2021: Incidence and etiology.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study describes the stillbirth rate (SBR) in Iceland 1996-2021 and the causes of stillbirth according to the Stockholm classification of stillbirth, comparing time periods and gestational age (GA) groups.

Material and methods

Clinical information was obtained from medical records of mothers who had stillbirths and their infants (n = 395). Infants were divided into groups according to GA at diagnosis of stillbirth: early preterm: ≥22 but <28 weeks (n = 140), late preterm: ≥28 but <37 weeks (n = 130), and term: ≥37 weeks (n = 125). Autopsy records and gross descriptions of the placenta were reviewed, and microscopic slides were reevaluated, and findings classified according to the Amsterdam Consensus. Primary and associated causes of death were assigned accor

SUBMITTER: Bjarnadottir RI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12575178 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature