Severe maternal morbidity following stillbirth in Western Australia 2000–2015: a population-based study

There is scant literature about the management of stillbirth and the subsequent risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). We aimed to assess the risk of SMM associated with stillbirths compared with live births and whether this differed by the presence of maternal comorbidities.

Citation:
Bailey HD, Adane AA, White SW, Farrant BM, Shepherd CCJ. Severe maternal morbidity following stillbirth in Western Australia 2000–2015: a population-based study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2022.

Keywords:
Obstetric complications; Severe acute maternal morbidity; Stillbirth;
Western Australia

Abstract:
There is scant literature about the management of stillbirth and the subsequent risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). We aimed to assess the risk of SMM associated with stillbirths compared with live births and whether this differed by the presence of maternal comorbidities.