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Going to sleep in the supine position is a modifiable risk factor for late pregnancy stillbirth; Findings from the New Zealand multicentre stillbirth case-control study

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  • Lesley M E McCowan
  • John M D Thompson
  • Robin S Cronin
  • Minglan Li
  • Tomasina Stacey
  • Peter R Stone
  • Beverley A Lawton
  • Alec J Ekeroma
  • Edwin A Mitchell

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Objective: Our objective was to test the primary hypothesis that maternal non-left, in particular supine going-to-sleep position, would be a risk factor for late stillbirth (≥28 weeks of gestation). Methods: A multicentre case-control study was conducted in seven New Zealand health regions, between February 2012 and December 2015. Results: Supine going-to-sleep position on the last night was associated with increased late stillbirth risk (adjusted odds ratios (aOR) 3.67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.74 to 7.78) with a population attributable risk of 9.4%. Other independent risk factors for late stillbirth (aOR, 95% CI) were: BMI (1.04, 1.01 to 1.08) per unit, maternal age ≥40 (2.88, 1.31 to 6.32), birthweight

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  • Lesley M E McCowan & John M D Thompson & Robin S Cronin & Minglan Li & Tomasina Stacey & Peter R Stone & Beverley A Lawton & Alec J Ekeroma & Edwin A Mitchell, 2017. "Going to sleep in the supine position is a modifiable risk factor for late pregnancy stillbirth; Findings from the New Zealand multicentre stillbirth case-control study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0179396
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179396
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