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Stillbirths in rural hospitals in the gambia: a cross-sectional retrospective study.
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- Prevalence and risk factors associated with adverse birth outcome in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.African health sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Adverse fetal outcomes and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Beyond proximity: an observational study of stillbirth rates and emergency obstetric and newborn care accessibility in The Gambia.BMJ global health · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and associated factors of stillbirth among women at extreme ages of reproductive life in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health survey.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2025Article
- The effect of maternal age on still birth in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2024Article
- A cohort study of maternal near-miss events and its adverse perinatal outcomes: an obstetrical finding in Northwest Ethiopia.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
- Modeling clinical and non-clinical determinants of intrapartum stillbirths in singletons in six public hospitals in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Maternal and fetal risk factors for stillbirth in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia: a case-control study.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Timing of perinatal death; causes, circumstances, and regional variations among reviewed deaths in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2023Article
- Impact of a maternal and newborn health results-based financing intervention (RBF4MNH) on stillbirth: a cross-sectional comparison in four districts in Malawi.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Prevalence of stillbirth and its associated factors in East Africa: generalized linear mixed modeling.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Association between utilization and quality of antenatal care with stillbirths in four tertiary hospitals in a low-income urban setting.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2021Article
- Stillbirths, Neonatal Morbidity, and Mortality in Health-Facility Deliveries in Urban Gambia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Predictors of Intrapartum Stillbirths among Women Delivering at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2021Article
- Risk Factors of Stillbirth Among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia, in 2019: A Case-Control Study.International journal of women's health · 2021Article
- Spatial distribution of stillbirth and associated factors in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Trends and risk factors associated with stillbirths: A case study of the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital in Northern Ghana.PloS one · 2020Article
- ASSOCIATION BETWEEN QUALITY OF INTRAPARTUM CARE WITH FRESH STILLBIRTH IN A LOW-INCOME URBAN SETTING.East African medical journal · 2020Article
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- Incidence and determinants of stillbirth among women who gave birth in Jimma University specialized hospital, Ethiopia.The Pan African medical journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
unlabelledObjective. We determined the stillbirth rate and associated factors among women who delivered in rural hospitals in The Gambia. Method. A cross-sectional retrospective case review of all deliveries between July and December 2008 was undertaken. Maternity records were reviewed and abstracted of the mother's demographic characteristics, obstetric complications and foetal outcome.
main outcome measureThe stillbirth rate was calculated as deaths per 1000 births. Results. The hospital-based stillbirth rate was high, 156 (95% CI 138-174) per 1000 births. Of the 1,519 deliveries, there were 237 stillbirths of which 137 (57.8%) were fresh. Severe obstetric complication, birth weight <2500 g, caesarean section delivery, and referral from a peripheral health facility were highly significantly associated with higher stillbirth rates, OR = 6.68 (95% CI 3.84-11.62), 4.47 (95% CI 3.04-6.59), 4.35 (95% CI 2.46-7.69), and 3.82 (95% CI 2.24-6.51), respectively. Half (50%) of the women with stillbirths had no antenatal care OR = 4. 46(95% CI 0.84-23.43). Conclusion. We observed an unacceptably high stillbirth rate in this study. As most of the stillbirths were fresh, improved intrapartum care supported by emergency transport services and skilled personnel could positively impact on perinatal outcomes in rural hospitals in The Gambia.
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