Most stillbirths occur due to poor quality healthcare, where there is a lack of investment in equipment and training of midwives. Unlike reductions in recent decades in the global rate of maternal and infant deaths, stillbirths remain frequent, particularly throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. Hereward said that without urgent action the world will have suffered 20 million more stillbirths by 2030. I cried and criedGlobally, over 40% of stillbirths occur during labour, the UN said. For example, in Nepal, women of minority castes have stillbirth rates 40-60% higher than those from upper-class castes.

Source: The Star October 12, 2020 01:52 UTC