Maswime, SalomePule, C.Bebell, L.M.Hedt-Gauthier, B.Chandiwana, N.Haberer, J.E.Pattinson, Robert Clive2022-10-182022-10-182021-09Maswime, S., Pule, C., Bebell, L.M. et al. Stillbirth rate by maternal HIV serostatus and antiretroviral use in pregnancy in South Africa: An audit. South African Medical Journal, vol. 111, no. 9, pp. 822-823, sep. 2021. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i9.15831.2078- 5135 (online)0256-9574 (print)10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i9.15831https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87768The global perinatal mortality burden is high, with over 2.6 million stillbirths annually. The plurality (41%) of stillbirths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, which also has the highest HIV burden (20% prevalence) in the world. The extent to which these two phenomena are related has not been fully characterised.enThis open-access article is distributed under Creative Commons licence CC-BY-NC 4.0.Perinatal mortalityStillbirthsSub-Saharan Africa (SSA)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Antiretroviral (ARV)PregnancySouth Africa (SA)Article