Stillbirths by maternal-obstetric characteristics and Robson classification system: a cross-sectional study from eight district hospitals in Bangladesh
Stillbirth remains a substantial burden in district-level hospitals in Bangladesh, with most deaths occurring during the intrapartum period and marked variation across facilities and Robson groups. The findings highlight preventable gaps in antenatal screening, labour monitoring, and timely emergency obstetric care. Application of the Robson classification system enables precise identification of high-risk obstetric groups for targeted quality-improvement interventions to reduce preventable stillbirths and accelerate progress toward national and global stillbirth reduction targets.
Authors
- Farhana Dewan
- Trisha Mallick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4980-3573)
- Hassan Rushekh Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3661-1869)
- Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1443-6257)
- Abu Sayeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-4692)
- Nondo Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-9900)
- Lubna Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-9118)
- Muna Shalima Jahan
- Dipak Kumar Mitra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8680-4146)
- Farhia Azrin
- Moazzem Hossain Sarker
- Akib Al-Zubayer
- Md. Lutful Kader
- Refat Uz Zaman Sajib
- Md. Mahmudul Hassan Khan Shovon
- Shams El Arifeen
- Fariya Rahman
- Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman
- Anisuddin Ahmed
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Khulna University (BD)
- North South University (BD)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (BD)
- Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (BD)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.16.04077
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00