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Background: World Health Organization defined stillbirth as birth of fetus at 28 weeks or above gestation with a birth weight of 1000 g or body length of 35 cm. Majority of stillbirths occur in low and middle income nations. Efforts made in Ethiopia to improve maternal and child health are showing encouraging results, even though the magnitude didn't reach the expected level. Identification of determinants of stillbirth is quite substantial to apply further meaningful actions. Objective: To assess the determinants of stillbirth in hospitals of North Shoa Zone, Oromia region, Central Ethiopia. Method: Institution based unmatched Case control study was conducted from March 01 to May 30/2019 among 342 women who gave birth in Fitche, Kuyu, Gundomeskel, and Muketurihospitals. Sample size was calculated by using Epi-info version 7.1.1 software package. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were conducted. Variables having P-value 0.05 in multivariable logistic regression were considered as statistically significant.