Study on stillbirth could change guidelines for some

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Theo dõi bào thai ở giai đoạn cuối thai kỳ cho các bà mẹ có nguồn gốc khác nhau. Source: Pixabay

The findings have prompted a rethink of international guidelines and the tailoring of late-term foetal monitoring for mothers from different ethnic backgrounds.


The study of almost 700,000 births in Victoria between 2000 and 2011 shows the overall stillbirth rate for South Asian-born mothers was just over five for every thousand.

 

The figure was 3.3 per thousand for those from Australia and New Zealand.






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