Aussie women born overseas have higher rates of stillbirths

Women in Australia who were born overseas in South Asia, Oceania and Africa have significantly higher chances of having a stillbirth that Australian born women, according to Aussie research. The study found the risk of still birth was significantly higher for women from Africa at 32 to 36 weeks gestation, women from Oceania at 37 to 41 weeks gestation, and women from South Asia at 24 to 31 and 37 to 41 weeks gestation. The researchers say these findings add further weight to calls for ethnicity to be included as a consideration when individualising pregnancy management.