This article is a part of a series that focuses on the current state of evidence and practice
related to preterm birth prevention. We provide an overview of current knowledge (and …

Background Stillbirth rates in high-income countries have shown little or no improvement
over the past two decades. Prevention strategies that target risk factors could be important in …

Despite increasing attention and investment for maternal, neonatal, and child health,
stillbirths remain invisible—not counted in the Millennium Development Goals, nor tracked …

Stillbirth rates in high-income countries declined dramatically from about 1940, but this
decline has slowed or stalled over recent times. The present variation in stillbirth rates …

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Background Annually, 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide, 98% in develo** countries. It
is crucial that we understand causes and contributing factors. Methods We conducted a …

Background Stillbirth is a global health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO)
application of the International Classification of Diseases for perinatal mortality (ICD‐PM) …

In this first paper of The Lancet's Stillbirths Series we explore the present status of stillbirths
in the world—from global health policy to a survey of community perceptions in 135 …

One of the most common adverse pregnancy outcomes is the death of the fetus. Fetal death
has a great number of different and legally mandated definitions and particularly, different …

Objective To determine the risk of recurrent stillbirth. Design Systematic review and meta-
analysis of cohort and case-control studies. Data sources Embase, Medline, Cochrane …