Stillbirth and fetal anomalies: secondary analysis of a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Approximately 10% of stillbirths are attributed to fetal anomalies, but anomalies are also common in live births. We aimed to assess the relationship between anomalies, by system and stillbirth.

Design

Secondary analysis of a prospective, case-control study.

Setting

Multicentre, 59 hospitals in five regional catchment areas in the USA.

Population or sample

All stillbirths and representative live birth controls.

Methods

Standardised postmortem examinations performed in stillbirths, medical record abstraction for stillbirths and live births.

Main outcome measures

Incidence of major anomalies, by type, compared between stillbirths and live births with univariable and multivariable analyses using weighted analysis to account for study design

SUBMITTER: Son SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7902300 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature