Maternal Characteristics and Stillbirth Outcomes for Migrant Populations, 1986-2023

A retrospective review of medical records from the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit describes the rate and causes of stillbirth in migrant and refugee populations along the Thailand-Myanmar border. The dataset covers 65,101 singleton births, including 721 stillbirths, recorded between 1986 and 2023. Taco Jan Prins authored this study, which uses multivariable logistic regression to compare factors between livebirths and stillbirths.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in stillbirth rates over a 37-year period based on the reported decrease from 26 to 8 per 1000 births.
• Identify risk factors associated with stillbirth based on maternal characteristics and birth location data.
• Study the impact of healthcare access on pregnancy outcomes based on the shift from 80% home births to 10-15%.
• Investigate primary causes of stillbirth based on the reported classifications for antepartum haemorrhage, congenital abnormality, and maternal infection.

Strengths

• Covers 65,101 singleton births over a 37-year period from 1986 to 2023.
• Includes 721 stillbirths with causal classification possible for 67.7% of cases.
• Provides specific stillbirth rates per 1000 births with 95% confidence intervals for different time periods.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific refugee clinics studied.

Provenance

Source

Shoklo Malaria Research Unit antenatal clinics.

Collection Method

Retrospective review of medical records.

Time Range

1986 to 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:41:39; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Border regions between Thailand and Myanmar.