The effect of providing skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care in preventing stillbirths

• Main Authors: Lawn Joy E (Author), Imdad Aamer (Author), Ali Mohammad Usman (Author), Ali Mahrukh Ayesha (Author), Yakoob Mohammad Yawar (Author), Van Den Broek Nynke (Author), Bhutta Zulfiqar A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Of the global burden of 2.6 million stillbirths, around 1.2 million occur during labour i.e. are intrapartum deaths. In low-/middle-income countries, a significant proportion of women give birth at home, usually in the absence of a s...