The understanding of stillbirths and its importance globally
International Journal of Development Research
The understanding of stillbirths and its importance globally
Received 08th January, 2021; Received in revised form 11th February, 2021; Accepted 26th March, 2021; Published online 22th April, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Cássia Lorena Dantas Rodrigues and Débora Cristina Fontes Leite. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Stillbirth occurs worldwide and the rate of incidence changes according to the region. The low-income countries usually have the highest numbers of cases but middle and high-income countries also have significant stillbirth rates. Unfortunately, the situation remains undervalued despite the incidence globally. This literature review has the objective of broadening the understanding of the causes, risk factors, investigations and its distribution of stillbirths so as to achieve approaches to prevent stillbirth and to comprehend the importance globally. The selection of the papers for this review was conducted through some steps. The databases used were mainly PUBMED and JSTOR during the period of 2017 to 2021. 599 papers were initially found but only 12 were eligible for the present review. Research evidenced that stillbirth rates have a disproportion in its distribution worldwide and the understanding of the aspects involved in stillbirth could help prevent the increasing number of cases reported as well as diminish the negative impact which stillbirth brings to society.
