Causes of stillbirths among women from South Africa: a prospective, observational study

• Main Authors: Shabir A Madhi, ProfPhD (Author), Carmen Briner, MBBCh (Author), Salome Maswime, PhD (Author), Simpiwe Mose, FCO&G (Author), Philiswa Mlandu, DipObst[SA] (Author), Richard Chawana, PhD (Author), Jeannette Wadula, FCPath (Author), Yasmin Adam, FCO&G (Author), Alane Izu, PhD (Author), Clare L Cutland, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: About 2·6 million third-trimester stillbirths occur annually worldwide, mostly in low-income and middle-income countries, where the causes of these deaths are rarely investigated. Methods: We did a prospective, hospital-based, observational study in Soweto, South Africa, to inve...