Improving, but could do better: Trends in gestation-specific stillbirth in Australia, 1994-2015.

Lisa HilderVicki FlenadyDavid EllwoodNatasha DonnolleyGeorgina M Chambers

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2018)

Improvement in the stillbirth rate from 28 weeks' gestation aligns with changes in other high-income countries, but more work is needed in Australia to achieve the levels of reduction seen elsewhere. Gestation-specific risk of stillbirth is more informative than the overall stillbirth rate. The message that the overall risk of stillbirth is not changing disregards gains at different stages of pregnancy.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm infants
preterm birth
mental health
pregnancy outcomes