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Table 6 Cause of Early neonatal death and condition of mother for small-for-gestational age babies, n = 388

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

 

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

APH

1 (1.9)

3 (2.5)

3 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

8 (50.0)

1 (8.3)*

2 (25.0)

Unexplained Intrauterine death

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Fetal abnormality

6 (11.5)

19 (16.1)

24 (23.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (50.0)

1 (5.6)

4 (11.4)

2 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

1 (12.5)

Hypertensive disorders

1 (1.9)

9 (7.6)^

1 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

16 (88.9)

21 (60.0)

5 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

Infections

0 (0.0)

3 (2.5)

3 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.2)

2 (16.7)

2 (25.0)

Intrapartum asphyxia

2 (3.8)

24 (20.3)*

58 (55.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (11.4)^

7 (46.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (16.7)

3 (37.5)

Intrauterine growth restriction

1 (1.9)

7 (5.9)

8 (7.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.6)

2 (5.7)

1 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

Spont. Preterm labour

41 (78.8)

52 (44.1)

7 (6.7)

1 (100.0)

2 (66.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (8.6)

0 (0.0)

7 (43.8)

4 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

All

52 (100.0)

118 (100.0)

104 (100.0)

1 (100.0)

3 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

18 (100.0)

35 (100.0)

15 (100.0)

16 (100.0)

12 (100.0)

8 (100.0)

  1. *p < 0.05 with 28–32week group; ^p < 0.05 with 38–42 weeks group. Pearson’s chi-sq or Fishers exact where cell count <5