Current established risk factors for late stillbirth in high income countries include: advanced maternal age (>35 years) [5], high pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) [6], smoking [7], reduced antenatal care attendance [8], low socioeconomic status [8] and small for gestational age (SGA) infants [9]. A meta-analysis of population based studies addressing risk factors for stillbirth found that the three most important modifiable risk factors were overweight and obesity (population attributable risk 818%) advanced maternal age (population attributable risk 68%), and smoking (population attributable risk 47%) [3]. Of these only, cigarette smoking may be realistically addressed after pregnancy has started. There has been limited research investigating the role of novel, modifiable factors which have the potential to advance knowledge and address the important gaps in the field of stillbirth research.