stillbirths in scotland: inequalities lessening? leslie marr manager, reproductive health programme
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Stillbirths in Scotland:Inequalities Lessening? Leslie MarrManager, Reproductive Health Programme
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• Registration in Scotland since 1855
• Information on stillbirths and neonatal deaths collected and reported since 1974
• Increasing detail in recent years and modern classification of causes since 2011
SCOTTISH STILLBIRTH AND INFANT DEATH SURVEY (SSBIDS)
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• Numbers
• Associations
• Causes
• Conclusions
SCOTLAND’S STILLBIRTHS
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NUMBERS
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BIRTHS IN SCOTLAND 1974-2012
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10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Year
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mb
er o
f bir
ths
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MORTALITY RATES 1974 - 2012
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12
14
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1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
Rat
es
Stillbirths
Neonatal deaths
Post-neonatal deaths
*Change in stillbirthdefinition
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Scottish Daily Mail 21st January 2011
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• 1974 - 900 stillbirths, 12.5/1000
• 1994 - 450 stillbirths, 7.2/1000
• 2012 - 274 stillbirths, 4.7/1000
SCOTTISH NUMBERS AND RATES
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MORTALITY RATES 1993-2012
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1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
Rat
es
Stillbirths
Neonatal deaths
Post-neonatal deaths
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ASSOCIATIONS
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MULTIPLE PREGNANCY
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Twin births per 1000 maternities
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
19
75
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
20
05
Year
Rat
e
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SINGLETON AND MULTIPLE STILLBIRTH RATES 1993-2012
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5
10
15
20
25
1993/95
1994/96
1995/97
1996/98
1997/99
1998/00
1999/01
2000/02
2001/03
2002/04
2003/05
2004/06
2005/07
2006/08
2007/09
2008/10
2009/11
2010/12
Years
Rat
es
Singleton
Multiple
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DEPRIVATION AND SMOKING
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STILLBIRTH RATES BY DEPRIVATION 1993-2012
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
19
93
-95
19
94
-96
19
95
-97
19
96
-98
19
97
-99
19
98
-00
19
99
-01
20
00
-02
20
01
-03
20
02
-04
20
03
-05
20
04
-06
20
05
-07
20
06
-08
20
07
-09
20
08
-10
20
09
-11
20
10
-12
Years
Ra
te p
er
10
00
bir
ths
Dep 1 - least deprived
Dep 2
Dep 3
Dep 4
Dep 5 - most deprived
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PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN WHO SMOKED 2011-
12
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5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
All births Stillbirths Neonatal deaths
Pe
rce
nta
ge
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SMOKING AT BOOKING AND DEPRIVATION,
1997 - 2006
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AGE AND OBESITY
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MORTALITY RATES BY MATERNAL AGE 2008-12
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1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
<20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40+
Age
Ra
te
SB (1496)
NND (771)
PNND (325)
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Singleton births by maternal age group 1985-2006
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SINGLETON STILLBIRTH RATES BY MATERNAL AGE 1985-2012
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.019
85-8
7
1986
-88
1987
-89
1988
-90
1989
-91
1990
-92
1991
-93
1992
-94
1993
-95
1994
-96
1995
-97
1996
-98
1997
-99
1998
-00
1999
-01
2000
-02
2001
-03
2002
-04
2003
-05
2004
-06
2005
-07
2006
-08
2007
-09
2008
-10
2009
-11
2010
-12
Years
Sti
llbir
th r
ate
<20
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40 +
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PERCENTAGE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE WOMEN
2011-12
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
All births Stillbirths Neonatal deaths
Pe
rce
nta
ge
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• Decline in stillbirth rate (p=0.004)
• Decline in stillbirth rate among most deprived women (p=0.001)
• Stillbirth rate among women ≥ 40 years higher than those 25-34 years (p<0.001)
• Proportion of smokers among women with stillbirths compared to all births (p<0.001)
• Proportion of overweight/obese women with stillbirths compared to all births (p<0.001)
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN PAST 10 YEARS
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CAUSES
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CAUSES OF STILLBIRTHS 2012
Associated obstetric factors (0.8%)
No antecedent or associated obstetric
factors (11.4%)
Unable to classify (1.6%)
Maternal disorder (4.7%)
Intra-uterine growth restriction (0.8%)Specific placental
conditions (40%)
Antepartum or intrapartum
haemorrhage (15.7%)
Major congenital anomaly (11%)
Infection (6.7%)
Mechanical (3.1%)
Hypertensive disorders of
pregnancy (2%)
Specific fetal conditions (2.4%)
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• Post mortem offered for 99% of stillbirths
• Post mortem authorised for 65% of stillbirths
• Placenta examined histologically for 97% of stillbirths
ASSIGNING A CAUSE OF DEATH 2012
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The relationship between FGR, SGA and placental abnormality is not straightforward!
• 33% of stillbirths with FGR were SGA
• 54% of stillbirths with FGR had placental abnormality
• 36% of stillbirths without FGR had placental abnormality
FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION, PLACENTAL
ABNORMALITY AND SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE 2012
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CONCLUSIONS
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STRENGTHS
• Identify trends in specific groups
• Monitor investigations (eg post mortems)
• Test appropriateness of categories of cause of death
WEAKNESSES
• Unhelpful for individual deaths
• May not help perinatal reviews
SOME STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF
STUDYING THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF STILLBIRTHS
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“Intrapartum deaths”
In 2012, 11 deaths reported as “intrapartum” but 19 reported as “alive at the onset of professional care in labour”
Perinatal reviews
85% of stillbirths reviewed at a local perinatal mortality forum but detailed root cause analysis carried out for 15% of stillbirths
DIFFICULT AREAS
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• Stillbirth rate is declining significantly
• Particular improvement in stillbirth rate among multiple pregnancies
• Stillbirth rate among older women is declining more than younger women
• Stillbirth rate among the most deprived women is approaching that of less deprived women
WHAT HAS IMPROVED?
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• Rising obesity
• Smoking persists
• High rate of multiple births
• Assisted conception
CHALLENGES
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• Socioeconomic deprivation
• Smoking
• Obesity
• Antenatal recognition of placental dysfunction
• Intrapartum hypoxia
• Individual root cause analysis
WHERE SHOULD THE FOCUS BE?
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Multiple pregnancies (assisted conception)
The placenta
OBSTETRIC CAUSES AND CHALLENGES
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•Deprivation
•Smoking
•Age
•Obesity
SOCIETAL CAUSES AND CHALLENGES
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• Chris Lennox, Clinical advisor, Reproductive Health Programme (RHP) Healthcare Improvement Scotland
• Naomi Fearns, Audit co-ordinator, RHP
• Kenny Gifford, Administrator, RHP
• Jim Chalmers, Public Health Consultant, Information Services Division, ISD
• Celina Davies, Kirsten Monteith and Samantha Clarke, Analysts, ISD
• All maternity unit coordinators
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS