Stillbirth and Infection

Authors

• Elizabeth M. McClure, RTI International, USA
• Najia Bano Ghanchi, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Jean Kim, RTI International,USA
• Robert L. Goldenberg, Columbia University, USA

Document Type

Article

Department

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abstract

Stillbirth is a common adverse pregnancy outcome and of the approximately 2 million stillbirths that occur each year, about 15% are estimated to be caused by an infectious agent. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites all have been shown to be causal for stillbirth. While the numerical relationship between most infections and stillbirth has been little investigated, world-wide, malaria and syphilis are the infections most associated with stillbirth.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Clinics in Perinatology

DOI

10.1016/j.siny.2009.02.003

Recommended Citation

McClure, E. M., Ghanchi, N., Kim, J., Goldenberg, R. L. (2026). Stillbirth and Infection. Clinics in Perinatology, 14(4), 182-189.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/1732