Over 3,000 lives are lost to stillbirth a day across the world - most of which are preventable, according to studies published by The Lancet.
Most of 2.6 million stillbirths are 'preventable'
Two-thirds of last year's 2.6 million stillbirths were in Africa.
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Half of stillbirths happen during labour as a result of preventable conditions, notably syphilis and malaria, they add.
The studies argue stillbirths are preventable through high-quality antenatal care.
The studies say there is a widespread belief that stillbirths are due to birth defects and are unavoidable.
However, it points out that this only accounts for 7.3% of stillbirths after 28 weeks.
They ranked the three countries with the highest rates of still births as Pakistan, followed by Nigeria and Chad.
A notable exception is Rwanda, which the studies point out was able to reduce the number of stillbirths.
Source: BBC
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