Open AccessRisk Factors associated with Still Births
Author(s) -
Shankar Prasad Shrestha,
Yadav Bk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.143
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , low birth weight , jaundice , risk factor , pregnancy , birth weight , fetal distress , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , fetus , surgery , genetics , biology
Still birth is a common adverse outcome of pregnancy, associated with many risk factors like prematurity, infection, birth injury, eclamptic disorders.
METHODS:
A hospital based, retrospective study was conducted at Patan Hospital in the year 2064. The number of still births and their associated risk factors were assessed.
RESULTS:
There were three thousand and five hundred and eighty eight deliveries. Among all deliveries, still birth cases were counted forty seven with a rate of 14 per thousand deliveries. The major risk factors were prematurity, low birth weight, fetal distress and maternal jaundice.
CONCLUSIONS:
Prematurity was the commonest risk factor for still birth.