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Table 4 Primary cause of ENND for SGA babies at each gestation, n = 385

From: Timing and cause of perinatal mortality for small-for-gestational-age babies in South Africa: critical periods and challenges with detection

Primary cause death

28–32w

33–37w

38–42w

All

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

APH

8 (9.2)

5 (3.0)

5 (3.5)

18 (1.1)

Unexplained Intrauterine death

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

Fetal abnormality

7 (8.0)

31 (18.6)*

28 (21.4)

66 (4.0)

Hypertensive disorders

17 (19.5)

23 (13.8)^

7 (5.3)

47 (2.9)

Infections

1 (1.1)

5 (3.0)

5 (3.8)

11 (0.7)

Intrapartum asphyxia

2 (2.3)

31 (18.6)*^

70 (53.4)

103 (6.3)

Intrauterine growth restriction

2 (2.3)

10 (6.0)

9 (6.9)

21 (1.3)

Maternal disease

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

Spont. Preterm labour

49 (56.3)

61 (36.5)*^

7 (5.3)

117 (7.1)

Trauma

0 (0.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0.0)

All

87 (100.0)

167 (100.0)

131 (100.0)

385 (100.0)

  1. *p < 0.05 with 28–32w age group; ^ with 38–42 week age group; Pearson chi-sq tests, Fisher’s exact where cell count <5