Stillbirth rate not coming down - BBC Health News 8th April 2008

The number of stillbirths remains stubbornly high, a report says. The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) study blames factors such as obesity, social deprivation and mother's age. In 2006 the stillbirth rate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was 5.3 per 1,000 total births, compared to 5.4 per 1,000 in 2000.

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