IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-5-15486 Original Research Paper ReCoDe Classification of Stillbirths At A Tertiary Care Hospital Hooja Dr. Rajani Nawal Dr. May 2018 7 5 01 02 ABSTRACT

Stillbirths are a major contributor to perinatal mortality. A universal classification system is required for evaluation of still births and achieve uniformity and comparability. Theobjective was to determine the etiology of stillbirths using the Recode classification system. It was a descriptive study conducted in a tertiary care hospital ,74 still births in a periods of 3 months were classified using Recode classification system. Results showed that the stillbirth rate was 40.77 per 1000 live births. The ReCoDe primary classification system enabled 90.55 % of the cases to be assigned a relevant condition, leaving only 9.45  % as unexplained. The  largest condition associated was fetal growth restriction (16.2 %).So,toconclude,ReCoDe classification system is an easy and uniform system to classify almost all still birth for international comparisons,surveillance and  to plan health care policies.