@article{28d70e3cf4eb4c27a8810b970eb587e3,
title = "Can risk prediction models help us individualise stillbirth prevention? A systematic review and critical appraisal of published risk models",
abstract = "Background: Stillbirth prevention is an international priority – risk prediction models could individualise care and reduce unnecessary intervention, but their use requires evaluation. Objectives: To identify risk prediction models for stillbirth, and assess their potential accuracy and clinical benefit in practice. Search strategy: MEDLINE, Embase, DH-DATA and AMED databases were searched from inception to June 2019 using terms relevant to stillbirth, perinatal mortality and prediction models. The search was compliant with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Selection criteria: Studies developing and/or validating prediction models for risk of stillbirth developed for application during pregnancy. Data collection and analysis: Study screening and data extraction were conducted in duplicate, using the CHARMS checklist. Risk of bias was appraised using the PROBAST tool. Results: The search identified 2751 citations. Fourteen studies reporting development of 69 models were included. Variables consistently included were: ethnicity, body mass index, uterine artery Doppler, pregnancy-associated plasma protein and placental growth factor. For almost all models there were significant concerns about risk of bias. Apparent model performance (i.e. in the development dataset) was highest in models developed for use later in pregnancy and including maternal characteristics, and ultrasound and biochemical variables, but few were internally validated and none were externally validated. Conclusions: Almost all models identified were at high risk of bias. There are first-trimester models of possible clinical benefit in early risk stratification; these require validation and clinical evaluation. There were few later pregnancy models but, if validated, these could be most relevant to individualised discussions around timing of birth. Tweetable abstract: Prediction models using maternal factors, blood tests and ultrasound could individualise stillbirth prevention, but existing models are at high risk of bias.",
keywords = "Epidemiology, fetal medicine, model, perinatal, prediction, serum screening, stillbirth, systematic reviews",
author = "R. Townsend and A. Manji and J. Allotey and Heazell, {A. E.P.} and L. Jorgensen and Magee, {L. A.} and Mol, {B. W.} and Snell, {K. I.E.} and Riley, {R. D.} and J. Sandall and Smith, {G. C.S.} and M. Patel and B. Thilaganathan and {von Dadelszen}, P. and S. Thangaratinam and A. Khalil",
note = "Funding Information: AH reports grants from Tommy{\textquoteright}s and Action Medical Research, outside the submitted work. BWM reports grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and personal fees from Obseva, Merck, Merck KGaA, Guerbet and iGenomix, outside the submitted work. GCS reports grants and personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Limited, grants from Sera Prognostics Inc., non‐financial support from Illumina Inc., grants, personal fees and non‐financial support from Roche Diagnostics Ltd, outside the submitted work. In addition, GCS is a named inventor on a patent application submitted by Cambridge Enterprise for a biomarker test to predict human fetal growth restriction pending. JS reports support from the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London, outside the submitted work. RT, AK, RR and ST report receipt of a grant from the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (Sands) during the conduct of this study. AM, JA, LJ, LM, PvD, MP and KS have no disclosures to declare. Completed disclosure of interest forms are available to view online as supporting information. Funding Information: Jane Sandall is an NIHR Senior Investigator and is also supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration South London (NIHR ARC South London) at King{\textquoteright}s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. Funding Information: The authors are collaborators in the IPPIC (International Prediction of Pregnancy Complications) stillbirth project, funded by Sands (the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1111/1471-0528.16487",
language = "English",
volume = "128",
pages = "214--224",
journal = "BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology",
issn = "1470-0328",
publisher = "Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
number = "2",
}