Reducing stillbirths: behavioural and nutritional interventions before and during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The vast majority of global stillbirths occur in low- and middle-income countries, and in many settings, the majority of stillbirths occur antenatally, prior to the onset of labour. Poor nutritional status, lack of antenatal care and a number of behaviours increase women's risk of stillbirth in many resource-poor settings. Interventions to reduce these risks could reduce the resulting burden of stillbirths, but the evidence for the impact of such interventions has not yet been comprehensively evaluated.

Methods

This second paper of a systematic review of interventions that could plausibly impact stillbirth rates covers 12 different interventions relating to behavioural and socially mediated risk factors, including exposures to harmful practices and substances, ant

SUBMITTER: Yakoob MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2679409 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature