Main findings
In this study, we applied the FMF Stillbirth Risk Calculator
based upon demographic characteristics in an independent case-matched
dataset. We found that maternal, medical and obstetric history yield a
high specificity and satisfactory sensitivity in discriminating between
the outcomes live birth versus stillbirth. In acknowledgment of the
challenge to predict adverse events in the presence of competing risks
at later stages in pregnancy, the demographic maternal patterns, which
may remain unaltered most often during pregnancy, may assist clinical
risk assessment as early as at antenatal booking.