Epidemiology of stillbirths in india: findings of a multisite hospital-based sentinel surveillance from 2016 to 2020 in North India
The stillbirth rate of 29.3 per 1,000 births from hospital data underscores the need for community-based surveillance. Nearly half of pregnant women lacked antenatal care, and 75% of stillbirths were antepartum, stressing the need to strengthen antenatal care- both coverage and quality. Routine symphysio-fundal height measurements, mandatory third-trimester ultrasounds, and partograph use may help reduce intrapartum stillbirths.
Authors
- Neena Raina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1553-254X)
- Mamta Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4923-6009)
- Amita Suneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3203-9316)
- Kashika Nagpal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0944-9755)
- Pratima Mittal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3268-3681)
- Harsha Gaikwad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0169-9346)
- Ashish Kumar Mandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6859-9484)
Institutions
- University College of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (IN)
- Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (IN)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia (IN)
- Punjab Engineering College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08019-8
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Health Organization