Reduction of stillbirths in England according to uptake of the Growth Assessment Protocol, 2008-2017: 10 year population based cohort study.

There has been an overall reduction in stillbirth rates in England which is likely to be a result of increased awareness and guidelines on the importance of antenatal detection of SGA as a key risk factor for stillbirth. The decline in stillbirth rates was significantly greater in maternity units that had fully implemented the GAP program, and was most pronounced in units with the highest antenatal SGA detection rates. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.