The causes of stillbirths in south Asia: results from a prospective study in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe).

ABSTRACT:

Background

South Asia contributes more than a third of all global stillbirths, yet the causes remain largely unstudied in this region. New investigations, including novel assessments of placental and fetal tissues, facilitate more precise determination of the underlying causes of stillbirth. We sought to assess underlying and contributing causes of stillbirth from settings in India and Pakistan.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study (PURPOSe), we report the cause of death in stillbirths in hospitals in central India and south Pakistan (Davangere, India [three public and private hospitals] and Karachi, Pakistan [one public maternity and one children's hospital]). Women aged 15 years or older and with a known stillbirth (defined as a pregnancy at 20 or more weeks of gestati

SUBMITTER: McClure EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210259 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature