Maternal and Fetal Determinants of Stillbirth among Women Who Attending Maternity Departments of Basra central Hospitals

The cross-sectional case control study was carried out in the Basra over a period of six months. The aim of the study is to assess maternal and fetal determinants, incidence of stillbirth in Basra. We also evaluate the prevalence of stillbirth in Basra during previous five years. The women (n=114) who delivered stillbirths whether fresh or macerated at 28 weeks gestation or more were considered in this study. In the control group, women (n=228) who delivered a live baby were considered. In the study period, 26211 numbers of deliveries were reported, out of which about 346 were stillbirths. While, around 410, 733 births was reported in last five years and 5, 456(1.33%) were found to be stillbirths. The incidence of stillbirths were 13.2 per 1000 births during the period of the study, most of them were males, preterm and macerated stillbirths. The study concluded that woman with these maternal and fetal determinants were more liable to develop stillbirth, and encourage public health education regarding these determinants.