India has the highest stillbirths.
Q. Which country leads in stillbirths according to the journal Lancet?- Published on 21 Jan 16a. Nigeria
b. India
c. Pakistan
d. China
ANSWER: India
A stillbirth is a baby born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy. If the baby dies before 24 completed weeks, it's known as a miscarriage or late foetal loss. An estimated 2.6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015 across the world. Most stillbirths (98 per cent) occur in low and middle income countries, The Lancet paper shows. India continues to be at the top of the table in the rank for numbers of stillbirth in 2015, recording 5,92,100, followed by Nigeria, Pakistan, China and Ethiopia. Cultural taboos and superstitions often take the blame in the case of stillbirth — in a recent study, 36 per cent of respondents blamed the mother for her lifestyle or diet, 29 per cent said the baby was never supposed to live and 25 per cent blamed it on witchcraft or evil spirits. The key causes are – Poor nutrition, lifestyle, maternal age, cases of prolonged pregnancies.
