
Many of the graves in this cemetery in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown are for
stillborn children
Two-thirds
of last year's 2.6 million stillbirths were in Africa.
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...