Stillbirths including intrapartum timing: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An estimated >2 million babies stillborn around the world each year lack visibility. Low- and middle-income countries carry 84% of the burden yet have the least data. Most births are now in facilities, hence routine register-recording presents an opportunity to improve counting of stillbirths, but research is limited, particularly regarding accuracy. This paper evaluates register-recorded measurement of hospital stillbirths, classification accuracy, and barriers and enablers to routine recording.

Methods

The EN-BIRTH mixed-methods, observational study took place in five hospitals in Bangladesh, Nepal and Tanzania (2017-2018). Clinical observers collected time-stamped data on perinatal care and birth outcomes as gold standard. To assess accuracy of routine register

SUBMITTER: Peven K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995570 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature