Stillbirth surveillance and review in rural districts in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An estimated 2.6 million stillbirths occur every year, with the majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the cause of and factors associated with stillbirth is important to help inform the design and implementation of interventions aimed at reducing preventable stillbirths.

Methods

Population-based surveillance with identification of all stillbirths that occurred either at home or in a health facility was introduced in four districts in Bangladesh. Verbal autopsy was conducted for every fifth stillbirth using a structured questionnaire. A hierarchical model was used to assign likely cause of stillbirth.

Results

Six thousand three hundred thirty-three stillbirths were identified for which 1327 verbal autopsies were conducted. 63.

SUBMITTER: Halim A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6004696 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature