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October 2011 – 255 (1744): 14-16

Sleeping position and risk of stillbirth

20 Oct 2011Registered users

A prospective population-based case control study from New Zealand suggests that maternal sleep practices may increase stillbirth rates, but the risk was still low. The absolute risk for late stillbirth among women who fell asleep in the left lateral position was 1.96/1,000 births compared with 3.93/1,000 for those who did not.

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