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Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030 [1]

An estimated 2·6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015 (uncertainty range 2·4–3·0 million). The number of stillbirths has reduced more slowly than has maternal mortality or mortality in children younger than 5 years, which were explicitly targeted in the Millennium Development Goals. The Every Newborn Action Plan has the target of 12 or fewer stillbirths per 1000 births in every country by 2030. 94 mainly high-income countries and upper middle-income countries have already met this target, although with noticeable disparities.

Publication Date: 
18/01/2016
Joy E Lawn [2], Hannah Blencowe [3], Peter Waiswa & et al [4]
Lancet [5]
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Tags:
Infant mortality [6], Maternal Health [7], Health Care [8], Health Policy [9], WHO [10], Bangladesh [11], Rwanda [12], Cambodia [13], Poverty [14], Asia [15], Africa [16], Nutrition [17], Conflicts [18]
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