Why is counting stillbirths important for Global Financing Facility (GFF)-supported countries?<\/p>\n
Each year, globally, nearly 2 million pregnancies result in stillbirths. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in stillbirths.<\/p>\n
The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF and endorsed by 194 WHO member states, calls for each country to achieve a rate of 12 stillbirths or fewer per 1,000 total births by 203 (2). Almost all 37 GFF-supported countries1 are off track to reach their stillbirth targets of 12 stillbirths or fewer per 1,000 total births, translating into about half a million lives lost.<\/p>\n
Most stillbirths are preventable, and high stillbirth rates are a marker of low access and coverage of quality antenatal and intrapartum care. Notably, 42% of stillbirths occur between the onset of labor and birth (1). This percentage is even higher in sub- Saharan Africa and Central and Southern Asia, where about half of all stillbirths occur during the intrapartum period.<\/p>\n
Intrapartum stillbirth is a tragedy since timely interventions could have prevented a majority of these deaths. For too long, stillbirths have not been included when assessing the impact of poor quality antenatal and intrapartum care. Stillbirths have received less attention as a public health issue than neonatal, under-five mortality, and maternal mortality: During the past two decades, the annual rates
\nof reduction of stillbirths have been much smaller than reductions in neonatal deaths, deaths among children ages 1-59 months, and maternal deaths.[…]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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