The effect of inter-pregnancy interval on stillbirth in urban South Ethiopia: a community-based prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stillbirth is an invisible and poorly understood adverse pregnancy outcome that remains a challenge in clinical practice in low-resource settings. It is also a key concern in Ethiopia where more than half of pregnancies occur shortly after preceding childbirth. Whether the interval between pregnancies has an effect on stillbirth or not is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to assess the effect of inter-pregnancy interval on stillbirth in urban South Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based prospective cohort study was conducted among 2578 pregnant women and followed until delivery. Baseline data were collected at the household level during registration and enrolment. End-line data were collected from hospitals during delivery. Exposed groups were pregnant women with inter-pr

SUBMITTER: Jena BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8715581 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature