Jornal de Saúde, Questões e Cuidados da Mulher

Determinants of Stillbirths in a Teaching Hospital of Sikkim Province of India

Hafizur Rahman, Sudip Dutta, Prerna Choudhury, Sumit Kar and Parvati Nandi

Determinants of Stillbirths in a Teaching Hospital of Sikkim Province of India

Every year millions of stillbirths occur and are not given enough importance in global policy. Stillbirths are becoming increasingly important as it is an indicator of quality of health service and delivery care provided. The present study evaluates the stillbirth rate and its changing trends over 10 years and its demographic and associated risk factors.