Africa accounts for half of all stillbirths globally. Stronger data systems will drive smarter strategies and save lives.
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The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.
Pregnant women in urban areas of Nigeria are more at risk than rural women of not getting emergency obstetric care. Digital technology can help.
The world’s first study of how grandmothers experience the death of their stillborn grandchild exposes a unique kind of grief. But there are many ways we can support them.
Cliched comments like “it wasn’t meant to be” or “don’t worry, you’ll get pregnant” are hurtful and dismissive. Instead, acknowledge their loss, listen and let them grieve.
Stillbirth deeply and profoundly affects parents and families. Here are five actions in response to this hidden tragedy.
Women born in South Asian countries like India or Pakistan are more likely to have a stillbirth than women born in Australia or New Zealand.
Around 20,000 late-pregnancy stillbirths could have been avoided globally in 2015, according to research published in the Lancet medical journal today.
For South Africa to reduce its stillbirth rate in line with its international pledges, it will have to scale up its several of its maternal health programmes.
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Vicki Flenady is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow, Central Clinical School, Monash University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Monash University
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Clinical Perinatal Epidemiologist, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Perinatal Epidemiologist and NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Hudson Institute
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PhD Candidate (Psychology, Health), Adelaide University
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Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Adelaide University
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Associate professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine