ABSTRACT
The study focused on causes and implications of stillbirth among women in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State
Even though the government of the Republic of Nigeria has put in place several measures such as the Free Child Delivery Program (FCDP) for pregnant women among other measures in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG‘s) on health, the problem of stillbirths continues to prevail in the country at still alarming rates, especially in the less developed states which Kwara state is not as exception. As already stated, over 7200 still births are recorded in the world each day. Notwithstanding the efforts being made by the government and other non-governmental agencies to reduce or possibly eradicate stillbirths, the rate at which stillbirths continue to occur in the country has motivated the researcher to undertake much study into this problem and thereby suggest more ways of reducing or eradicating the problem. The study will examine the causes and implications of stillbirth among women in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State.
As a result of the inability of the researcher to effectively study the whole population strength, a representative number was chosen as the sample size population. 100 respondents was used as the sample size. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources. Primary data was obtained through questionnaire and personal interviews with the respondents. Tables and simple percentage was used as technique of analyzing the research questions.
The study recommends that the quality of antenatal and intrapartum care including referral systems in the country should be improved. This will significantly reduce the incidence of stillbirth delivery in our society.
