Abstract

Despite the decline in the US since the 1940s, stillbirth remains a huge burden. We examine changes in stillbirth rates for Black and White pregnant women and determine how maternal age, year of delivery (period), and maternal birth year (cohort) have shaped stillbirth trends. We also investigate the contributions of increasing obesity and declining smoking rates on these trends.

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