ArticleAfrican health sciences2019
Risk factors and causes of stillbirths among pregnant women in Pakistan.
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- 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
- A decade of perinatal mortality in Pakistan: Systematic review of patterns and challenges (2013-2022).Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025Review
- Predictors of pregnancy loss among urban and rural women aged 15 to 49 years in Pakistan.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Pregnant Women's Perceptions of the Quality of Antenatal Care in a Public Hospital in Punjab, Pakistan during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Trends and risk factors of stillbirth among women of reproductive age in Pakistan: A multivariate decomposition analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of stillbirth and its associated factors in East Africa: generalized linear mixed modeling.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Stillbirth maternity care measurement and associated factors in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study.Population health metrics · 2021Article
- Infections, NCDS, and the scourge of cyclones and Ebola in sub-Saharan Africa.African health sciences · 2019Article
- Perceptions of health professionals regarding minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) to identify the cause of death in stillbirths and neonates: results from a qualitative study.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2019Article
- Still Birth classification: Application of Relevant Condition at Death (ReCoDe) classification system in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- Infant & Child Mortality in Pakistan and its Determinants: A Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingReview
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally 3 million stillbirths occur per year, and Pakistan is ranked 3
objectiveThe aim of the study was to identify and measure the inequalities in stillbirth associated risk factors, causes and fertility risk behaviors.
methodsData were derived from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Surveys (PDHS) 1990-2013. Inequalities on determinants were evaluated using rate differences and rate ratios; time trends computed with annualized reduction rate (ARR).
resultsOverall ARR determined for stillbirth was -12.52 percent per annum. The high ARR were recorded for mothers age <20, urban areas, educated mothers and for highest wealth quintile. The relative inequalities were most pronounced for wealth quintiles, education and age of mothers. Stillbirth causes were unexplained antepartum (33%), unexplained intrapartum (21%), intrapartum asphyxia (21%) and antepartum maternal disorders (19%). The high fertility risk behavior was found in mothers with age >34 and birth order >3.
conclusionThe study concluded that to achieve gain in child survival, there is need to promote antenatal care, birth spacing, and family planning programs in developing countries.
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