Table 2 Primary cause of early neonatal death (<7 days) by size-for-gestational age (provinces combined); n = 1742
Primary cause death (END) | SGA | AGA | LGA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | All % | |
APH | 18 (44) | 59 (5.1) | 3 (1.6) | 4.6 |
Unexplained Intrauterine death | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.2 |
Fetal abnormality | 66 (16.0)* | 112 (9.8) | 20 (10.9) | 11.4 |
Hypertensive disorders | 47 (11.4)* | 68 (5.9) | 12 (6.5) | 7.3 |
Infections | 11 (2.7) | 26 (2.3) | 5 (2.7) | 2.4 |
Intrapartum asphyxia | 103 (25.0)*^ | 619 (54.0) | 11 (62.0) | 42.1 |
Intrauterine growth restriction | 21 (5.1)*^ | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1.3 |
Maternal disease | 1 (0.2) | 7 (0.6) | 2 (1.1) | 0.6 |
Misc. | 7 (1.7) | 17 (1.5) | 5 (2.7) | 1.7 |
No obstetric cause | 20 (4.9) | 44 (3.8) | 5 (2.7) | 4.0 |
Spont. Preterm labour | 117 (28.4)*^ | 190 (16.6) | 18 (9.8) | 18.7 |
Trauma | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
All | 412 | 1146 | 184 | 100.0 |