The antepartum stillbirth syndrome: risk factors and pregnancy conditions identified from the INTERGROWTH-21^st Project.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify risk factors for antepartum stillbirth, including fetal growth restriction, among women with well-dated pregnancies and access to antenatal care.

Design

Population-based, prospective, observational study.

Setting

Eight international urban populations.

Population

Pregnant women and their babies enrolled in the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study of the INTERGROWTH-21^st Project.

Methods

Cox proportional hazard models were used to compare risks among antepartum stillborn and liveborn babies.

Main outcome measures

Antepartum stillbirth was defined as any fetal death after 16 weeks' gestation before the onset of labour.

Results

Of 60 121 babies, 553 were stillborn (9.2 per 1000 births), of which 445 were antepartum de

SUBMITTER: Hirst JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6055673 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature