A multicenter, case-control study on risk factors for antepartum stillbirth

Study design. aEuro integral Multivariate logistic regression analysis (OR with 95%% CI) was utilized in a prospective multicentre nested case--control study to compare in a 1:2 ratio stillborn of > 22 weeks gestation with matched for gestational age live-born (LB) infants. Intrapartum SB were excluded. Results. aEuro integral Two hundred fifty-four consecutive SBs and 497 LBs were enrolled. Socio-demographic variables were equally distributed. Fetal malformations (7.96, 2.69--23.55), severe intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) (birthweight < a parts per thousand currency sign5<SUth</SU %%ile) (4.32, 2.27--8.24), BMI > 25 (2.87, 1.90--4.33), and preeclampsia (PE, 0.40, 0.21--0.77) were recognized as independent predictors for SB. At term, only BMI > 25 was associated with SB (7.70, 2.9--20.5). Conclusion. aEuro integral Fetal malformations, severe IUGR and maternal BMI > 25 were associated with a significant increase in the risk of SB; PE presented instead a protective role. Maternal BMI > 25 was the only risk factor for SB identified in term pregnancies.