Manuscript accepted for publication ORIGINAL ARTICLE Stillbirth, potentially preventable cases: an Italian retrospective study Short Title: Stillbirth: an Italian retrospective study Doi: 10.36129/jog.2022.20 Paola Quaresima 1 , Gabriele Saccone 2 , Michele Morelli 3 , Fabiana Interlandi 1 , Carmela Votino 4 , Valeria Zuccalà 5 , Costantino Di Carlo 2 , Fulvio Zullo 1 and Roberta Venturella 1 . 1 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy; P.Q. dr.paolaquaresima@gmail.com; F.I. fabiana.interlandi@gmail.com; F.Z. zullo@unicz.it; R.V. venturella@unicz.it; 2 Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; G.S. Gabriele.saccone.1990@gmail.com; C.D.C. cdicarlo@unicz.it; 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy; M.M. morellimichele122@gmail.com; 4 Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy; C.V. carmela.votino@gmail.com; 5 Department of Anatomic pathology, “Pugliese Ciaccio” Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy. V.Z. valezy@libero.it; Corresponding author: Paola Quaresima: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy. dr.paolaquaresima@gmail.com Abstract