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Examination of a Stillbirth Workup: A Rural Statewide Experience

Key Points The frequency of the assessments after a stillbirth was 72% for placental pathology, 67% for genetic testing, 31% for fetal inspection at delivery, and 13% for fetal autopsy. All four stillbirth assessments were accomplished in 2% of stillbirth cases, three assessments in 27%, two assessments in 47%, one…

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CME Article: Pregnancy-Associated Diabetes Mellitus and Stillbirths by Race and Ethnicity among Hospitalized Pregnant Women in the United States

Objectives: Racial disparities in preexisting diabetes mellitus (PDM) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remain largely unexplored. We examined national PDM and GDM prevalence trends by race/ethnicity and the association between these conditions and fetal death. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 69,539,875 pregnancy-related hospitalizations from 2002 to 2017…

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Cesarean Delivery Management of Stillbirth: In-Depth Analysis of 75 Cases in a Rural State

Objective: To analyze the characteristics surrounding women who underwent cesarean delivery for stillbirth management in the rural, southern US state of Arkansas. Methods: This was a planned secondary analysis of a retrospective descriptive study evaluating mode of delivery following the stillbirth of singleton pregnancies without anomalies or aneuploidy delivered in…

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Hospital Annual Delivery Volume and Presence of Graduate Medical Education Influence Mode of Delivery after Stillbirth

Objectives: To evaluate the statewide experience in mode of delivery for pregnancies complicated by stillbirth by annual delivery volume and presence of graduate medical education programs. Methods: This is a descriptive study of all stillbirths without known congenital anomalies or aneuploidy born in our state from July 1, 2015 to…

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