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Fetal deaths in Brazil: a systematic review.
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- The association between residential segregation and stillbirths in Brazil-a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Space-time trends in fetal mortality in Brazil, 1996-2021.Revista de saude publica · 2025Article
- Worth the paper it's written on? A cross-sectional study of Medical Certificate of Stillbirth accuracy in the UK.International journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
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- Perinatal Mortality Analysis in Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2008 to 2017.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Economic Crisis Impact and Social Determinants of Perinatal Outcomes and Infant Mortality in Greece.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Stillbirth, newborn and infant mortality: trends and inequalities in four population-based birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil, 1982-2015.International journal of epidemiology · 2019Article
- Fetal mortality and the challenges for women's health care in Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2019Article
- Implications of Zika virus and congenital Zika syndrome for the number of live births in Brazil.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Article
- Time to change focus? Transitioning from higher neonatal to higher stillbirth mortality in São Paulo State, Brazil.PloS one · 2017Article
- Assessing the global threat from Zika virus.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2016Review
- Fetal Deaths in Brazil: Historical Series Descriptive Analysis 1996-2012.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo review the frequency of and factors associated with fetal death in the Brazilian scientific literature.
methodsA systematic review of Brazilian studies on fetal deaths published between 2003 and 2013 was conducted. In total, 27 studies were analyzed; of these, 4 studies addressed the quality of data, 12 were descriptive studies, and 11 studies evaluated the factors associated with fetal death. The databases searched were PubMed and Lilacs, and data extraction and synthesis were independently performed by two or more examiners.
resultsThe level of completeness of fetal death certificates was deficient, both in the completion of variables, particularly sociodemographic variables, and in defining the underlying causes of death. Fetal deaths have decreased in Brazil; however, inequalities persist. Analysis of the causes of death indicated maternal morbidities that could be prevented and treated. The main factors associated with fetal deaths were absent or inadequate prenatal care, low education level, maternal morbidity, and adverse reproductive history.
conclusionsPrenatal care should prioritize women that are most vulnerable (considering their social environment or their reproductive history and morbidities) with the aim of decreasing the fetal mortality rate in Brazil. Adequate completion of death certificates and investment in the committees that investigate fetal and infant deaths are necessary.
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