STUDY ON STILL BIRTH: A CATASTROPH FOR PATIENT AND NIGHTMARE FOR THE OBSTETRICIAN

Introduction: Still Birth is a catastrophic event for both treating doctor and the patient.World wide in 2015, for every 1000 total births, 18.4 babies were stillborn, mostly in low and middle income countries. India has the highest number of stillbirths, with an estimated 592 100 deaths per year Aim : To evaluate the still birth rate of our institution and to assess the sociodemographic factors contributing to it, and to predict the maximum risk period for still birth. Material and Methods: All patients who gave consent and delivered a baby either vaginally or by caeserian section after 28 weeks of gestation during the study period(july 2019-June 2020) were included in the study.Still Birth was defined as a baby born after 28 completed weeks of gestation or weighing more than 1 kg,with no signs of life .Total no of patients during the study period were 2629, with 5 sets of twins. So total no of birth during the study period was 2634. Epidemiological data were compared between still birth and total births.Causes of still births were analysed and period of maximum risk for still birth was predicted. Statistical Analysis :Descriptiveanalytes were expressed in proportion. Chi square test was used to assess the significance level and p value of