March 4, 2019, MedPage Today OB/GYN Update 

Pregnancies shortly after a stillbirth were not linked with an increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to those where women waited longer to conceive, researchers found.

In a study of over 14,000 women who had a stillbirth, pregnancy intervals ≤12 months were not associated with a higher risk of subsequent stillbirth, preterm birth, or small-for-gestational-age birth compared with intervals of 24-59 months following a stillbirth, reported Annette Regan, PhD, of Curtin University in Perth, Australia, and colleagues in The Lancet.