ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2016
Modifiable antenatal risk factors for stillbirth amongst pregnant women in the Omusati region, Namibia.
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- The association between increased fetal movements in the third trimester and perinatal outcomes; a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
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- Does quality of antenatal care influence antepartum stillbirth in Hossana City, South Ethiopia?PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Association between obstetric and medical risk factors and stillbirths in a low-income urban setting.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 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
- ASSOCIATION BETWEEN QUALITY OF INTRAPARTUM CARE WITH FRESH STILLBIRTH IN A LOW-INCOME URBAN SETTING.East African medical journal · 2020Article
- Risk factors of stillbirth in rural China: A national cohort study.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Maternal and foetal medical conditions during pregnancy as determinants of intrapartum stillbirth in public health facilities of Addis Ababa: a case-control study.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Stillbirth in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundReduction of stillbirth rates is important because of the social and economic implications. Access to quality antenatal care is important in preventing the risk factors associated with stillbirth.
aimTo determine the prevalence of modifiable antenatal risk factors associated with stillbirth so as to determine possible gaps in their prevention.
settingThe study was conducted at four district hospitals in the Omusati Region of Namibia.
methodsA descriptive study using recorded antenatal data was used. Data were collected from the records of 82 women at the time that they had a stillbirth, during the period October 2013 to December 2014. Data were collected for modifiable risk factors related to maternal characteristics, antenatal care received, medical conditions and obstetric complications.
resultsThe average prevalence of each category of risk factors was as follows: quality of antenatal care (19.8%), maternal characteristics (11.4%), medical conditions (8.9%) and obstetric complications (6.5%). The most prevalent individual risk factors included: no folate supplementation (30.5%), HIV infection (25.6%), late booking (16.7%), intrauterine foetal growth retardation (13.4%) and alcohol use (12.5%).
conclusionAmongst the 14 modifiable risk factor included in the present study, 11 (78.6%) were prevalent amongst women who had a stillbirth. Risk factors associated with quality of antenatal care were the most prevalent. Whilst further investigation is needed to determine the causes behind this prevalence, health education on the availability and benefits of antenatal care, pregnancy timing and spacing may contribute to reducing the prevalence of these risk factors.
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