Stillbirth maternity care measurement and associated factors in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household surveys remain important sources of maternal and child health data, but until now, standard surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) have not collected information on maternity care for women who have experienced a stillbirth. Thus, nationally representative data are lacking to inform programmes to address the millions of stillbirths which occur annually.

Methods

The EN-INDEPTH population-based survey of women of reproductive age was undertaken in five Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Uganda (2017-2018). All women answered a full birth history with additional questions on pregnancy losses (FBH+) or full pregnancy history (FPH). A sub-sample, including all women reporting a rece

SUBMITTER: Di Stefano L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7869205 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature