ICMR - Stillbirth

Secondary Data Analysis for Preventing Stillbirths in India

10

Cohort Studies Pooled

1

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Pan-India

National Evidence Platform

Overview

Stillbirths are a hidden tragedy that impacts millions of women and families across the globe daily. The stillbirth rate is one of the indicators of the quality of a country's healthcare system. Stillbirths are a significant public health problem in India.

Aim

Aligned with the national priority of ending preventable stillbirths and neonatal mortality, ICMR undertook a project aimed at consolidating existing data from multiple cohort studies.

Objectives

  • To collate individual datasets and examine the determinants, risk factors and potential impactful interventions to develop national guidelines and policies for reducing preventable stillbirths and neonatal mortality.
  • To prioritize the use of emerging evidence from published studies and clinical trials as well as identify gaps to inform prospective studies. 

ICMR planned to create a pooled database from ten cohort studies including LIFE study for secondary data analysis.

Current status

Other Manuscript writing in progress.

Investigators

Dr. Kalpana B., MD, DNB, MRCOG

Funding sources

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

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