Prevalence and risk of stillbirth according to biologic vulnerability phenotypes in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil: A population-based cohort study.

Lays Janaina Prazeres Marques Zilda Pereira da Silva Gizelton Pereira Alencar Enny Santos da Paixão Hannah Blencowe Marcia Furquim de Almeida

Published in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2023)

Our findings show that the simultaneous presence of prematurity, low birth weight, and abnormal intrauterine growth presented a higher risk of stillbirths. To accelerate progress towards reducing preventable stillbirths, one must identify the circumstances of greatest biologic vulnerability.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
rheumatoid arthritis
climate change
human milk
preterm birth
risk factors
emergency department