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Chapter 59 - Management of Stillbirth

from Section 5 - Intrapartum Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Martin Cameron
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Stillbirth for many couples will be a catastrophic event. This chapter aims to equip the clinician with a sound grasp of this problem. It generally deals with stillbirth occurring in developed countries such as Europe and the USA, rather than exploring the global and the challenges of stillbirth in the developing world, accepting that progress in reducing stillbirth rates in poorer economic countries would have the greatest reduction in worldwide stillbirth rates.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 469 - 476
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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