Stillbirth
Stillbirth: The hidden global mortality burden
This chapter discusses addressing stillbirth using the World Health Organisation Health Systems Framework and provides useful examples from global partners who are all working to reduce the ongoing deaths from stillbirth.
- Authors
Margaret Murphy
- Year
- 2022
- Category
- Book chapter
- Keywords
- Stillbirth
- Full Citation
Murphy MM, Dandona R, Blencowe H, Quigley P, Hopkins Leisher S, Storey C, Siassakos D, Heazell A, Flenady V. Stillbirth: The hidden global mortality burden. In: Larkan F, Mannan H, Vallières F, eds. Oxford Handbook for Systems-Thinking in Global Health. Oxford University Press; 2022:360–374. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/systems-thinking-for-global-health-9780198799498.
- Link to Publication
- https://global.oup.com/academic/product/systems-thinking-for-global-health-9780198799498
Abstract
Stillbirth, the death of a baby at or before the time of birth, affects at least 2 million families around the world each year. The global burden of stillbirth is borne unequally, with families in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, and South America most affected. Although similar to the numbers of newborn deaths, stillbirth is only recently being addressed as a global public health issue. Using a systems-thinking approach to stillbirth is necessary to address the difficulties in reducing its burden. This chapter discusses addressing stillbirth using the World Health Organisation Health Systems Framework and provides useful examples from global partners who are all working to reduce the ongoing deaths from stillbirth.