Preventable stillbirths in the Solomon Islands – A hidden tragedy

• Manarangi De Silva,
• Leeanne Panisi,
• Lenin Manubuasa,
• Catherine Honimae,
• Susan Taragwanu,
• Simon Burggraaf,
• Divinal Ogaoga,
• Anthea Lindquist,
• Susan Walker,
• Stephen Tong,
• Roxanne Hastie

Affiliations

Manarangi De Silva

Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 163 Studley Road, Mercy Hospital, Heidelberg 3084,Victoria, Australia; Corresponding author at: Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 163 Studley Road, Mercy Hospital, Heidelberg 3084,Victoria, Australia.

Leeanne Panisi

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Referral Hospital, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Lenin Manubuasa

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Referral Hospital, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Catherine Honimae

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Referral Hospital, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Susan Taragwanu

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Referral Hospital, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Simon Burggraaf

Department of Maternal and Child Health, Office of the WHO Representative in Solomon Islands, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Divinal Ogaoga

Maternal and Child Health Division, Ministry of Health of Solomon Islands, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Anthea Lindquist

Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 163 Studley Road, Mercy Hospital, Heidelberg 3084,Victoria, Australia

Susan Walker

Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 163 Studley Road, Mercy Hospital, Heidelberg 3084,Victoria, Australia

Stephen Tong

Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 163 Studley Road, Mercy Hospital, Heidelberg 3084,Victoria, Australia

Roxanne Hastie

Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 163 Studley Road, Mercy Hospital, Heidelberg 3084,Victoria, Australia