TY - JOUR
T1 - Stillbirths
T2 - Economic and psychosocial consequences
AU - The Lancet Ending Preventable Stillbirths Series study group
AU - The Lancet Ending Preventable Stillbirths investigator group
AU - Heazell, Alexander E P
AU - Siassakos, Dimitrios
AU - Blencowe, Hannah
AU - Burden, Christy
AU - Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
AU - Cacciatore, Joanne
AU - Dang, Nghia
AU - Das, Jai
AU - Flenady, Vicki
AU - Gold, Katherine J.
AU - Mensah, Olivia K.
AU - Millum, Joseph
AU - Nuzum, Daniel
AU - O'Donoghue, Keelin
AU - Redshaw, Maggie
AU - Rizvi, Arjumand
AU - Roberts, Tracy
AU - Saraki, H. E Toyin
AU - Storey, Claire
AU - Wojcieszek, Aleena M.
AU - Downe, Soo
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2016/2/6
Y1 - 2016/2/6
N2 - Despite the frequency of stillbirths, the subsequent implications are overlooked and underappreciated. We present findings from comprehensive, systematic literature reviews, and new analyses of published and unpublished data, to establish the effect of stillbirth on parents, families, health-care providers, and societies worldwide. Data for direct costs of this event are sparse but suggest that a stillbirth needs more resources than a livebirth, both in the perinatal period and in additional surveillance during subsequent pregnancies. Indirect and intangible costs of stillbirth are extensive and are usually met by families alone. This issue is particularly onerous for those with few resources. Negative effects, particularly on parental mental health, might be moderated by empathic attitudes of care providers and tailored interventions. The value of the baby, as well as the associated costs for parents, families, care providers, communities, and society, should be considered to prevent stillbirths and reduce associated morbidity.
AB - Despite the frequency of stillbirths, the subsequent implications are overlooked and underappreciated. We present findings from comprehensive, systematic literature reviews, and new analyses of published and unpublished data, to establish the effect of stillbirth on parents, families, health-care providers, and societies worldwide. Data for direct costs of this event are sparse but suggest that a stillbirth needs more resources than a livebirth, both in the perinatal period and in additional surveillance during subsequent pregnancies. Indirect and intangible costs of stillbirth are extensive and are usually met by families alone. This issue is particularly onerous for those with few resources. Negative effects, particularly on parental mental health, might be moderated by empathic attitudes of care providers and tailored interventions. The value of the baby, as well as the associated costs for parents, families, care providers, communities, and society, should be considered to prevent stillbirths and reduce associated morbidity.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00836-3
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00836-3
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26794073
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 387
SP - 604
EP - 616
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 10018
ER -