Risk Factors for Fetal and Perinatal Mortality
Risk Factors
Fetal death is sometimes associated with the following factors:- pregnancy complications including severe or uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
- access to prenatal care; early and adequate prenatal care
- maternal health prior to pregnancy (preconception care)
- adequate spacing of pregnancies
- maternal obesity, smoking during pregnancy
- congenital anomalies
- infections
- placental and cord problems
- intrauterine growth retardation
- previous perinatal death
