Background Previous estimates have highlighted a large global burden of stillbirths, with an
absence of reliable data from regions where most stillbirths occur. The Every Newborn …

Background Stillbirths are a major public health issue and a sensitive marker of the quality of
care around pregnancy and birth. The UN Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and …

Background Stillbirths do not count in routine worldwide data-collating systems or for the
Millennium Development Goals. Two sets of national stillbirth estimates for 2000 produced …

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

Background While information about 4 million neonatal deaths worldwide is limited, even
less information is available for stillbirths (babies born dead in the last 12 weeks of …

An estimated 2· 6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015 (uncertainty range 2· 4–3·
0 million). The number of stillbirths has reduced more slowly than has maternal mortality or …

Stillbirth is a common adverse pregnancy outcome, with nearly 3 million third-trimester
stillbirths occurring worldwide each year. 98% occur in low-income and middle-income …

Background International comparisons of stillbirth allow assessment of variations in clinical
practice to reduce mortality. Currently, such comparisons include only stillbirths from 28 or …

Background Stillbirth rates remain high, especially in low and middle-income countries,
where rates are 25 per 1000, ten-fold higher than in high-income countries. The United …

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 …