Pregnancy outcome after stillbirth.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the subsequent pregnancy outcome in women with previous stillbirth.


METHODS
The study included all women (n = 54) who delivered a stillbirth between 1997 and 2001 in our department. A control group of women with live birth (n = 108) was matched for delivery within the same year, maternal age (+/- 3 years), parity (+/- 1) and gestational age at delivery (+/- 2 weeks). On February 1, 2004, the charts of these women were examined for subsequent pregnancies.


RESULTS
Similar subsequent pregnancy rates were found in women with previous stillbirth and live birth (61.1% and 54.6%), respectively. There were no recurrences of stillbirth; gestational age at delivery, birth weight and Apgar score at 5 minutes were similar to those in the control group, and there was no statistically significant increase in abortion, induction or cesarean section rates.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a favorable outcome in pregnancy following stillbirth. This information is useful for prepregnancy counseling of parents with previous stillbirth.
Lurie
Samuel
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel. lurie@nashim.net
Eldar
Ido
I
Glezerman
Marek
M
Sadan
Oscar
O
D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D050497:Stillbirth