Stillbirths More Common in Sub-Saharan Africa

At least 7 000 stillbirths occur globally every day, with majority of such cases happening in Sub- Saharan African countries including Uganda.
 
World Health Organisation assistant director general for family and community health, Dr Flavia Bustreo, states that many stillbirths are invisible because they go unrecorded and are not seen as a major public health problem.
 
The report states that maternal infections in pregnancies, childbirth complications, maternal disorders, fetal growth restrictions and congenital abnormalities are the key factors contributing to high stillbirths. The report has also found that stillbirths have declined by just 1.1 percent per year between 1995 and 2009.
 
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