Blog – Stillbirth Matters

ANNA CALIX, MPH(C) AND JOANNE SORCE, MSN The goal of morbidity & mortality reviews (M&Ms) is to identify correctible deficiencies in provider practices, system failures, and patient behaviors in order to improve future patient outcomes.

Arlene Gutman, BSC (HONS) Ireland is one of few high-income countries with an established national perinatal mortality audit that is published in an annual report. This study reviewed the national perinatal mortality audit reports and highlights the

HARVEY J. KLIMAN, MD, PHD After bereavement support following a pregnancy loss, the next most important step is todetermine the cause of the loss. This can both start the healing process and potentially help prevent

MARGARET MURPHY, DN, MSC, BSC, RM, RGN, IBCLC Planning a pregnancy after the death of baby is complex with many competing emotions. Couples’ experiences of their decision-making processes, with various influences, help us to understand

Dexter J L Hayes, MRES, BSC (HONS) This presentation will describe the development of a core outcome set in reduced fetal movement research and will cover what core outcome sets are, why they may be

JAMES A. NICHOLSON, MD, MSCE his session will discuss the increased risk, in the USA, of term stillbirth in patients of African heritage, and will link that reality with available evidence that suggests that such

ANNE E. BRISEDINE, DRPH, MPH, CHES This Presentation will explore the patterns of stillbirth across maternal race, ethnicity, and age in recent US data. Gaps in research and opportunities to explore proposed causal linkages will

JANE WARLAND, RN, RN, DIPAPPL SC (NURS), GRAD CERT ED (UNI TEACH) This presentation will first outline how and why the Prenabelt 2 was developed. Then the study methodology will be outlined viz that the

PROFESSOR PETER STONE: DM (BRIST.), BSC, MBCHB, DIPOBST, FRANZCOG, FRCOG, DDU, CMFM Late unexplained stillbirth is associated with maternal going to sleep position. MRI studies have elucidated the physiological effects of the maternal supine position

Yolanda Marie Archibald, MD Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) is a prothrombotic low density cholesterol that has been underappreciated by clinicians and therefore has not been given much attention until recently. Lp(a) is now known to be