ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025
Predictors of stillbirth at Tema General Hospital: a registry-based retrospective study.
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- Stillbirths by maternal-obstetric characteristics and Robson classification system: a cross-sectional study from eight district hospitals in Bangladesh.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Factors associated with stillbirth in four selected hospital maternity units: an unmatched case-control study in Eswatini.Reproductive health · 2025Article
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backgroundIn 2015, the global incidence of stillbirths reached 2.6 million, equating to more than 7,178 deaths daily. The stillbirth rate in Ghana during this period was recorded at 22.7 per 1,000 births. While extensive research has been undertaken in high-income countries to document stillbirth rates and elucidate the associated risk factors, there is a notable paucity of similar studies in Ghana. This study therefore determined the predictors of stillbirth in a Ghanaian referral hospital.
methodsWe conducted a facility-based 1:1 unmatched case-control study comparing data of women who had stillbirths to those who had live births at the Tema General Hospital in 2019. Data were obtained from the hospital records using a data extraction form that was specifically designed for this purpose. We extracted and entered data into Microsoft Excel 2013, cleaned, and analyzed using STATA 15. Frequency and percentage distributions were used to describe the characteristics of respondents. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were carried out to examine predictors of stillbirth.
resultsOf 552 mothers included in the study, the mean age of mothers with and without stillbirths was 31.4 (SD ± 6.1) years, and 28.8 (SD ± 6.0) years respectively. We identified Mothers aged 40 years and older [aOR = 5.5; (95% CI 1.1-26.9)], Maternal employment [aOR = 2.5; (95% CI = 1.2-5.3)], Caesarean section [aOR = 1.9; (95% CI = 1.2-2.9)], Infants with low birth weight [aOR = 8.7; (95% CI = 5.2- 14.7)], Hypertensive mothers [aOR = 1.9; (95% CI = 1.2-2.8)] to significantly increased likelihood of stillbirth. Primary education [aOR = 0.4; (95% CI = 0.2-0.8)], Tertiary education [aOR = 0.2; (95% CI = 0.1-0.5)], Mothers who attended four or more antenatal care (ANC) [aOR = 0.6; (95% CI = 0.3-0.9)] significantly lower odds of experiencing stillbirth.
conclusionA combination of socio-demographic, maternal, and foetal variables predicted stillbirth at Tema General Hospital in 2019. Recommendations for improving birth outcomes at the hospital entail persistent community awareness initiatives targeting the impact of pivotal risk factors, timely stratification of pregnancies based on risk assessment, and the establishment of specialized Antenatal Care (ANC) services tailored for high-risk cohorts.
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