The importance of breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries is well
recognised, but less consensus exists about its importance in high-income countries. In low …

Despite the frequency of stillbirths, the subsequent implications are overlooked and
underappreciated. We present findings from comprehensive, systematic literature reviews …

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

Efforts to achieve the new worldwide goals for maternal and child survival will also prevent
stillbirth and improve health and developmental outcomes. However, the number of annual …

Summary We used the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to estimate deaths averted if midwifery was
scaled up in 78 countries classified into three tertiles using the Human Development Index …

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 …

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 …

Summary As part of Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition, the World Bank will publish a
volume on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health that identifies essential cost …

Abstract Background The Ghana Community based Health Planning and Services (CHPS)
strategy targets to bring health services to the doorsteps of clients in a manner that improves …

This first paper of the Lancet Series on ending preventable stillbirths reviews progress in
essential areas, identified in the 2011 call to action for stillbirth prevention, to inform the …