Disentangling the contributions of maternal and fetal factors to estimate stillbirth risks for intrapartum adverse events in Tanzania and Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the stillbirth risk associated with intrapartum adverse events, controlling for fetal and maternal factors.

Methods

The present study was an analysis of cross-sectional patient-record and facility-file data from women with viable fetuses who experienced obstetric adverse events at 23 hospitals and 38 health centers in Tanzania (between December 2015 and October 2016), and 22 hospitals, 16 level-4 health centers, and five level-3 health centers in Uganda (between May 2016 and September 2017). Adverse events were categorized in three severity groups (postpartum, intrapartum non-near-miss, and intrapartum near-miss) to calculate stillbirth rates and adjusted prevalence ratios.

Results

Data from 3816 women in Tanzania and 8305 in Uganda were included

SUBMITTER: Hirose A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature