The New Zealand Multi-Centre Stillbirth Case-Control Study Protocol. (Linked to manuscript 'Going to sleep in the supine position is a modifiable risk factor for late pregnancy stillbirth; findings from the New Zealand multi-centre stillbirth case-control study'.)
Lesley McCowan
Tomasina Stacey
Minglan Li
Robin Cronin
John Thompson
Edwin Mitchell
10.17608/k6.auckland.3483134.v1
https://auckland.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_New_Zealand_Multi-Centre_Stillbirth_Case-Control_Study_Protocol_Linked_to_manuscript_Going_to_sleep_in_the_supine_position_is_a_modifiable_risk_factor_for_late_pregnancy_stillbirth_findings_from_the_New_Zealand_multi-centre_stillbirth_case-control_stu/3483134
<p>The death of an unborn child is a
devastating event which currently affects approximately 500 New Zealand
families annually; a rate of 8 per 1000 births. The Auckland Stillbirth Study, which aimed to identify modifiable risk factors for late stillbirth (at
or beyond 28 weeks’ gestation),
found that women who did not go to sleep on their left side on the night before
the baby was thought to have died had a two-fold increase in risk of late
stillbirth compared with those who went to sleep on their left. The greatest
risk occurred in women who went to sleep supine [Adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.54 (1.04 to 6.18)] and was
independent of known confounders. The editorial accompanying our publication in
the BMJ, stressed that our findings were hypothesis generating and highlighted
the urgent need for confirmation before public health initiatives were
undertaken to modify maternal going-to-sleep position. This provided the stimulus
for the New Zealand Multi-Centre Stillbirth Case-Control Study. </p>
2016-07-13 21:32:57
Stillbirth
Perinatal death
Perinatal mortality
Pregnancy sleep position
Case-control studies
Small for gestational age
Reduced fetal movements
Risk factors
Classification
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Foetal Development and Medicine
Health Promotion
Midwifery