Table 5 Cause of stillbirth and condition of mother for small-for-gestational age babies, n = 1227
Healthy mother | Medical surgical | Hypertension | Other maternal condition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28–32w | 33–37w | 38–42w | 28–32w | 33–37w | 38–42w | 28–32w | 33–37w | 38–42w | 28–32w | 33–37w | 38–42w | |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 10 (4.8) | 20 (6.9) | 8 (3.5) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.5) | 16 (9.4) | 4 (6.2) | 19 (76.0) | 62 (68.1)^ | 16 (42.1) |
Unexplained Intrauterine death | 97 (46.2) | 151 (51.9) | 117 (51.8) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (25.0) | 3 (18.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6)^ | 6 (9.2) | 1 (4.0) | 10 (11.0) | 9 (23.7) |
Fetal abnormality | 21 (10.0) | 24 (8.2) | 14 (6.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.6) | 7 (4.1) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Hypertensive disorders | 6 (2.9) | 11 (3.8) | 5 (2.2) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (15.6) | 1 (6.3) | 46 (83.6)* | 124 (72.9) | 47 (72.3) | 2 (8.0) | 7 (7.7) | 4 (10.5) |
Infections | 6 (2.9) | 1 (0.3)*^ | 7 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.3) | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.0) | 5 (5.5) | 6 (15.8) |
Intrapartum asphyxia | 12 (5.7) | 24 (8.2) | 42 (18.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (9.4) | 4 (25.0) | 1 (1.8) | 8 (4.7) | 2 (3.1) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (5.3) |
Intrauterine growth restriction | 47 (22.4) | 36 (12.4)* | 21 (9.3) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.5) | 5 (2.9) | 3 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Spont. Preterm labour | 9 (4.3) | 17 (5.8)^ | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) |
All | 210 (100) | 291 (100) | 226 (100) | 8 (100) | 32 (100) | 16 (100) | 55 (100) | 170 (100) | 65 (100) | 25 (100) | 91 (100) | 38 (100.0) |