Modelling stillbirth mortality reduction with the Lives Saved Tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The worldwide burden of stillbirths is large, with an estimated 2.6 million babies stillborn in 2015 including 1.3 million dying during labour. The Every Newborn Action Plan set a stillbirth target of ≤12 per 1000 in all countries by 2030. Planning tools will be essential as countries set policy and plan investment to scale up interventions to meet this target. This paper summarises the approach taken for modelling the impact of scaling-up health interventions on stillbirths in the Lives Saved tool (LiST), and potential future refinements.

Methods

The specific application to stillbirths of the general method for modelling the impact of interventions in LiST is described. The evidence for the effectiveness of potential interventions to reduce stillbirths are review

SUBMITTER: Blencowe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5688483 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature