Stillbirth maternity care measurement and associated factors in population-based surveys : EN-INDEPTH study

BACKGROUND: Household surveys remain important sources of maternal and child health data, but until now, standard surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) have not collected information on maternity care for women who have experienced a stillbirth. Thus, nationally representative data are lacking to inform programmes to address the millions of stillbirths which occur annually.

METHODS: The EN-INDEPTH population-based survey of women of reproductive age was undertaken in five Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Uganda (2017-2018). All women answered a full birth history with additional questions on pregnancy losses (FBH+) or full pregnancy history (FPH). A sub-sample, including all women reporting a recent stillbirth or neonatal death, was asked additional maternity care questions. These were evaluated using descriptive measures. Associations between stillbirth and maternal socio-demographic characteristics, babies' characteristics and maternity care use were assessed using a weighted logistic regression model for women in the FBH+ group.

RESULTS: A total of 15,591 women reporting a birth since 1 January 2012 answered maternity care questions. Completeness was very high (> 99%), with similar proportions of responses for both live and stillbirths. Amongst the 14,991 births in the FBH+ group, poorer wealth status, higher parity, large perceived baby size-at-birth, preterm or post-term birth, birth in a government hospital compared to other locations and vaginal birth were associated with increased risk of stillbirth after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Regarding association with reported postnatal care, women with a stillbirth were more likely to report hospital stays of > 1 day. However, women with a stillbirth were less likely to report having received a postnatal check compared to those with a live birth.

CONCLUSIONS: Women who had experienced stillbirth were able to respond to questions about pregnancy and birth, and we found no reason to omit questions to these women in household surveys. Our analysis identified several potentially modifiable factors associated with stillbirth, adding to the evidence-base for policy and action in low- and middle-income contexts. Including these questions in DHS-8 would lead to increased availability of population-level data to inform action to end preventable stillbirths.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Population health metrics - 19(2021), Suppl 1 vom: 08. Feb., Seite 11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Di Stefano, Lydia [VerfasserIn]
Bottecchia, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Yargawa, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Akuze, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Haider, M Moinuddin [VerfasserIn]
Galiwango, Edward [VerfasserIn]
Dzabeng, Francis [VerfasserIn]
Fisker, Ane B [VerfasserIn]
Geremew, Bisrat Misganaw [VerfasserIn]
Cousens, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Lawn, Joy E [VerfasserIn]
Blencowe, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Waiswa, Peter [VerfasserIn]
the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group [VerfasserIn]
Byass, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Tollman, Stephen [Sonstige Person]
Godefay, Hagos [Sonstige Person]
Lawn, Joy E [Sonstige Person]
Waiswa, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Blencowe, Hannah [Sonstige Person]
Yargawa, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Akuze, Joseph [Sonstige Person]
Fisker, Ane B [Sonstige Person]
Martins, Justiniano S D [Sonstige Person]
Rodrigues, Amabelia [Sonstige Person]
Thysen, Sanne M [Sonstige Person]
Biks, Gashaw Andargie [Sonstige Person]
Abebe, Solomon Mokonnen [Sonstige Person]
Ayele, Tadesse Awoke [Sonstige Person]
Bisetegn, Telake Azale [Sonstige Person]
Delele, Tadess Guadu [Sonstige Person]
Gelaye, Kassahun Alemu [Sonstige Person]
Geremew, Bisrat Misganaw [Sonstige Person]
Gezie, Lemma Derseh [Sonstige Person]
Melese, Tesfahun [Sonstige Person]
Mengistu, Mezgebu Yitayal [Sonstige Person]
Tesega, Adane Kebede [Sonstige Person]
Yitayew, Temesgen Azemeraw [Sonstige Person]
Kasasa, Simon [Sonstige Person]
Galiwango, Edward [Sonstige Person]
Gyezaho, Collins [Sonstige Person]
Kaija, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Kajungu, Dan [Sonstige Person]
Nareeba, Tryphena [Sonstige Person]
Natukwatsa, Davis [Sonstige Person]
Tusubira, Valerie [Sonstige Person]
Enuameh, Yeetey A K [Sonstige Person]
Asante, Kwaku P [Sonstige Person]
Dzabeng, Francis [Sonstige Person]
Etego, Seeba Amenga [Sonstige Person]
Manu, Alexander A [Sonstige Person]
Manu, Grace [Sonstige Person]
Nettey, Obed Ernest [Sonstige Person]
Newton, Sam K [Sonstige Person]
Owusu-Agyei, Seth [Sonstige Person]
Tawiah, Charlotte [Sonstige Person]
Zandoh, Charles [Sonstige Person]
Alam, Nurul [Sonstige Person]
Delwar, Nafisa [Sonstige Person]
Haider, M Moinuddin [Sonstige Person]
Imam, Ali [Sonstige Person]
Mahmu, Kaiser [Sonstige Person]
Baschieri, Angela [Sonstige Person]
Cousens, Simon [Sonstige Person]
Gordeev, Vladimir S [Sonstige Person]
Hardy, Victoria Ponce [Sonstige Person]
Kwesiga, Doris [Sonstige Person]
Machiyama, Kazuyo [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Demographic and Health Surveys
Determinants
Foetal loss
Household survey
Journal Article
Low- and middle-income country
Maternity care
Perinatal death
Pregnancy
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk factor
Stillbirth

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.10.2021

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12963-020-00240-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321183231