Counting stillbirths and achieving accountability: A global health priority

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002364

. 2017 Aug 1;14(8):e1002364.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002364. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Counting stillbirths and achieving accountability: A global health priority

Zulfiqar A Bhutta¹

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PMID: 28763442
PMCID: PMC5538629
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002364

Counting stillbirths and achieving accountability: A global health priority

Zulfiqar A Bhutta. PLoS Med. 2017.

. 2017 Aug 1;14(8):e1002364.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002364. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Author

Zulfiqar A Bhutta¹

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¹ Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health and Policy, Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 28763442
PMCID: PMC5538629
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002364

Abstract

In a Perspective, Zulfiqar Bhutta discusses the importance of regular and timely reporting on stillbirths.

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ZAB is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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1. Blencowe H, Cousens S, Jassir FB, Say L, Chou D, Mathers C, et al. National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2016;4:e98–e108. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00275-2 - DOI - PubMed
1. Every Woman Every Child. Indicator and Monitoring Framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health (2016–2030). http://www.who.int/life-course/publications/gs-Indicator-and-monitoring-.... Accessed June 5, 2017.
1. Dandona R, Kumar GA, Kumar A, Singh P, George S, Akbar M, et al. Identification of factors associated with stillbirth in the Indian state of Bihar using verbal autopsy: A population-based study. PLoS Med. 2017;14:6:e1002363 - PMC - PubMed
1. Lawn JE, Blencowe H, Waiswa P, Amouzou A, Mathers C, Hogan D, et al. Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030. Lancet. 2016;387:587–603. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00837-5 - DOI - PubMed

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[1] Victora C, Requejo J, Boerma T, Amouzou A, Bhutta ZA, Black RE, et al. Countdown to 2030 for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition. Lancet Glob Health. 2016;4:e775–e776. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30204-2 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Victora C, Requejo J, Boerma T, Amouzou A, Bhutta ZA, Black RE, et al. Countdown to 2030 for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition. Lancet Glob Health. 2016;4:e775–e776. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30204-2 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Blencowe H, Cousens S, Jassir FB, Say L, Chou D, Mathers C, et al. National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2016;4:e98–e108. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00275-2 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Blencowe H, Cousens S, Jassir FB, Say L, Chou D, Mathers C, et al. National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2016;4:e98–e108. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00275-2 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Every Woman Every Child. Indicator and Monitoring Framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health (2016–2030). http://www.who.int/life-course/publications/gs-Indicator-and-monitoring-.... Accessed June 5, 2017.

[6] Every Woman Every Child. Indicator and Monitoring Framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health (2016–2030). http://www.who.int/life-course/publications/gs-Indicator-and-monitoring-.... Accessed June 5, 2017.

[7] Dandona R, Kumar GA, Kumar A, Singh P, George S, Akbar M, et al. Identification of factors associated with stillbirth in the Indian state of Bihar using verbal autopsy: A population-based study. PLoS Med. 2017;14:6:e1002363 - PMC - PubMed

[8] Dandona R, Kumar GA, Kumar A, Singh P, George S, Akbar M, et al. Identification of factors associated with stillbirth in the Indian state of Bihar using verbal autopsy: A population-based study. PLoS Med. 2017;14:6:e1002363 - PMC - PubMed

[9] Lawn JE, Blencowe H, Waiswa P, Amouzou A, Mathers C, Hogan D, et al. Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030. Lancet. 2016;387:587–603. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00837-5 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Lawn JE, Blencowe H, Waiswa P, Amouzou A, Mathers C, Hogan D, et al. Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030. Lancet. 2016;387:587–603. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00837-5 - DOI - PubMed

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