Background: One of the most important indices of health planning and policymaking in every country is the distribution and leading causes of mortality.
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of stillbirth and it’s maternal, fetal, and delivery risk factors in Zanjan province during 2014 - 2015.
Methods: Thestudywasdescriptive-analyticalresearch. Theelectronicbirthregistrationform, whichisusedtocollectdeliverydata in Iran, was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive, univariate, and multivariate regression tests.
Results: The incidence of stillbirth was 10 per 1000 births and consistent with the country’s rate. There was a significant correlation between stillbirth and gestational age, birth weight, anomalies, vaginal delivery, outside hospital delivery, delivery complications, episiotomy, and labor induction and augmentation.
Conclusions: It seems that changing modifiable factors such as the place of delivery, type of delivery, and labor interventions can prevent stillbirth more effectively.
Keywords: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Stillbirth, Zanjan