Findings also show stillbirths may tend to occur around the 29th week of gestation among pregnant women with severe anaemia, compared to 31st week of gestation among other women. Policies aimed at reducing stillbirths should prioritise a comprehensive anaemia prevention and treatment strategies among pregnant women, they said. "Women with moderate-to-severe anaemia at any time in the pregnancy had a 27% higher risk of stillbirth after 28 weeks of gestation," the authors wrote. Severe anaemia can three-fold the risk of stillbirth, while moderate anaemia could increase the risk 1.2-fold at any gestational age, compared to women with no or mild anaemia, they said. Evidence from the study strengthens the link between maternal anaemia and stillbirth for India, the authors said.