CAPTURING THE UNSEEN: STILLBIRTH REGISTRATION AS A FOUNDATION FOR MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH INDICATORS IN INDONESIA
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infant health, maternal health, population administration, stillbirth registrationAbstract
Stillbirth registration is a vital component of the population administration system because it is related to monitoring maternal and infant health development. Stillbirths data not only provides an overview of maternal and neonatal health conditions, but also reflects the availability of health facilities, the quality of childbirth, and serves as a benchmark for the success of government intervention programs. Despite its importance, the recording of stillbirths in Indonesia still faces various obstacles. This study aims to examine the urgency of recording stillbirths at the Population and Civil Registration Office in providing data on maternal and infant health and to examine the obstacles faced. Literature review method using secondary data is used in this paper. Secondary data sources include national regulations on population administration, official reports from the Population and Civil Registration Office, publications from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), and previous research on stillbirth registration in Indonesia and other countries. The data analysis technique used is qualitative-descriptive analysis, which examines the suitability of regulations with practices in the field and identifies structural, technical, and socio-cultural obstacles in stillbirth registration. The results show that stillbirth registration has the potential to be a vital source of data for evidence-based health policy. However, the reality on the ground still shows obstacles such as low awareness among families to report, limited capacity of registration officers, weak data integration between the health and population administration sectors, and social stigma surrounding stillbirths. These conditions have resulted in low coverage of stillbirth registration in Indonesia.
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