Stillbirths in urban Guinea-Bissau: A hospital- and community-based study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Stillbirth rates remain high in many low-income settings, with fresh (intrapartum) stillbirths accounting for a large part due to limited obstetrical care. We aimed to determine the stillbirth rate and identify potentially modifiable factors associated with stillbirth in urban Guinea-Bissau. METHODS:The study was carried out by the Bandim Health Project (BHP), a Health and Demographic Surveillance System site in the capital Bissau. We assessed stillbirth rates in a hospital cohort consisting of all deliveries at the maternity ward at the National Hospital Simão Mendes (HNSM), and in a community cohort, which only included women from the BHP area. Stillbirth was classified as fresh (FSB) if fetal movements were reported on the day of delivery. RESULTS:From October 1 2007 to April

SUBMITTER: Bjerregaard-Andersen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5965864 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature