Maternal Race and Stillbirth: Cohort Study and Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Accurate identification of independent predictors of stillbirth is needed to define preventive strategies. We aim to examine the independent contribution of maternal race in the risk of stillbirth after adjusting for maternal characteristics and medical history. There are two components to the study: first, prospective screening in 168,966 women with singleton pregnancies coordinated by the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) and second, a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting on race and stillbirth. In the FMF study, logistic regression analysis found that in black women, the risk of stillbirth, after adjustment for confounders, was higher than in white women (odds ratio 1.78, 95% confidence interval 1.50 to 2.11). The risk for other racial groups was not significantly diff

SUBMITTER: Arechvo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9224577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature