Does Hypertensive Disorder and Obstetric Factors Associate with Still Birth Among Women Who Gave Birth in Selected Hospital of South-Western, Ethiopia?

Abstract

Melese Tebeka, Sisay Ketema, Biruktawit Solomon

Background: The cause of stillbirth is often unknown, still many lives are lost pre-birth globally.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the determinant of Stillbirth among pregnant women.

Methods: Facility-based unmatched case-control study design was employed among pregnant women with 287 cases and 574 controls. A systematic random sampling method was used to select participants. Data were analyzed and descriptive and inferential analysis was done with significant associated at p-value <0.05 with 95% CI.

Result: Pregnant women with the hypertensive disorder, first antenatal care attending at the third trimester, those had children four and those had blood group O was significantly associated with the risk of stillbirth.

Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, hypertensive disorders and obstetric factors were risk factors for stillbirth.

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