BACKGROUND: Definition and epidemiology of stillbirths. Lifestyle-related risk factors for stillbirth and their prevention. Maternal disorders and stillbirth. Stillbirth: Obstetric conditions. Prediction and prevention of recurrent stillbirth. Stillbirths and prevention strategies in developing and developed countries. CLINICAL: Essential diagnostic workup of stillbirths. Pathology investigations for stillbirth. Hospital management of the couple following stillbirth. Counseling following intrauterine fetal death (stillbirth). UNDERSTANDING CAUSES: Perinatal clinical audit. Classification of stillbirth: A global approach. Step by step management of stillbirth.