“It's as common a bad outcome as infant mortality, and it's way more common than babies infected with AIDS.”

—DR. ROBERT L. GOLDENBERG, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Drexel University College of Medicine, discussing the persistent problem of stillbirth. Though rates have plummeted over the last 30 years, there are still 27,000 stillbirths each year in the U.S.; worldwide, 98% of 2.6 million annual stillbirths occur in low-income countries. In addition to lack of access to care, says Goldenberg, a major contributor to stillbirth in American women is obesity. [via HealthDay]