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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Obstetrics and Gynecology International Volume 2010, Article ID 186867, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2010/186867 Research Article Stillbirths in Rural Hospitals in The Gambia: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study Abdou Jammeh,1, 2 Siri Vangen,3 and Johanne Sundby1 1 Section for International Health, Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway 2 Oslo University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Resource Centre for Women’s Health, N-0027 Oslo, Norway 3 Section for International Health, Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. BOX 1130 Blindern, N-0318 Oslo, Norway Correspondence should be addressed to Abdou Jammeh, abdoujammeh777@ Received 17 March 2010; Accepted 18 May 2010 Academic Editor: Liliana S. Voto Copyright © 2010 Abdou Jammeh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. We determined the stillbirth rate and associated factors among women who delivered in rural hospitals in The Gambia. Method. A cross-sectional retrospective case review of all deliveries between July and December 2008 was undertaken. Maternity records were reviewed and abstracted of the mother’s demographic characteristics, obstetric complications and foetal outcome. Main Outcome Measure: The stillbirth rate was calculated as deaths per 1000 births. Results. The hospital-based stillbirth rate was high, 156 (95% CI 138–174) per 1000 births. Of the 1,519 deliverie