Tracking stillbirths by referral pattern and causes in a rural tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria.

Background: The burden of stillbirth is disproportionately more in rural areas of developing countries where unskilled birth attendants contribute a large quota in the management of pregnant women. Tracking stillbirth should include the pattern of referral from the primary institutions that take care of these women.

Aims And Objectives: This study evaluated the causes and determinants of stillbirth by the referral pattern in a rural area in southern Nigeria.