Investigation of stillbirth causes in Suriname: application of the WHO ICD-PM tool to national-level hospital data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suriname has one of the highest stillbirth rates in Latin America and the Caribbean. To facilitate data comparison of perinatal deaths, the World Health Organization developed the International Classification of Diseases-10 Perinatal Mortality (ICD-PM).

Objective

We aimed to (1) assess characteristics and risk indicators of women with a stillbirth, (2) determine the timing and causes of stillbirths according to the ICD-PM with critical evaluation of its application and (3) propose recommendations for the reduction of stillbirths in Suriname.

Methods

A hospital-based, nation-wide, cross-sectional study was conducted in all hospitals within Suriname during one-year (2017). The medical files of stillbirths (gestation ≥28 weeks/birth weight ≥1000 grams) were re

SUBMITTER: Prust ZD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7480654 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature