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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Sep 1;230(3):364.e1–364.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.08.029

Table 3.

Prevalence and relative risk of prenatal, delivery and postpartum SMM among individuals with stillbirth versus live birth deliveries in California, Michigan, and South Carolina

Characteristics Cases (Cases per 10,000 deliveries) Risk Ratio (95% CI)
Stillbirths
N=29,398
Live births
N=7,299,238
Unadjusted RR Adjusted RRa Adjusted RR including comorbidity indexb Adjusted RR including obstetric factorsc
SMM
 During delivery hospitalization 2387 (812) 117367 (161) 5.1 (4.9, 5.3) 3.7 (3.6, 3.9) 1.6 (1.4, 1.8) 3.4 (3.3, 3.6)
 At any time during pregnancy, delivery, or within 42 days postpartum 2644 (899) 148481 (203) 4.4 (4.3, 4.6) 3.3 (3.2, 3.4) 1.6 (1.5, 1.7) 3.0 (2.9, 3.1)
 At any time during pregnancy, delivery, or within 365 days postpartum 2822 (960) 166222 (228) 4.2 (4.1, 4.4) 3.1 (3.0, 3.2) 1.6 (1.5, 1.7) 2.9 (2.7, 3.0)
 During pregnancy 175 (60) 16538 (23) 2.6 (2.3, 3.0) 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 1.5 (1.3, 1.8)
 Post-discharge within 42 days postpartum 204 (69) 19599 (27) 2.6 (2.3, 3.0) 1.9 (1.7, 2.2) 1.2 (1.0, 1.3) 1.8 (1.5, 2.0)
 Post-discharge within 365 days postpartum 459 (156) 39691 (54) 2.9 (2.6, 3.1) 2.1 (1.9, 2.3) 1.3 (1.1, 1.4) 1.9 (1.7, 2.1)
Non-transfusion SMM
 During delivery hospitalization 1478 (503) 50274 (69) 7.4 (7.0, 7.7) 5.0 (4.7, 5.3) 2.0 (1.7, 2.3) 4.4 (4.2, 4.7)
 At any time during pregnancy, delivery, or within 42 days postpartum 1707 (581) 77123 (106) 5.5 (5.2, 5.8) 3.9 (3.7, 4.1) 1.7 (1.6, 1.9) 3.4 (3.3, 3.6)
 At any time during pregnancy, delivery, or within 365 days postpartum 1864 (634) 92650 (127) 5.0 (4.8, 5.2) 3.5 (3.4, 3.7) 1.7 (1.5, 1.8) 3.1 (3.0, 3.3)
 During pregnancy 142 (48) 13563 (19) 2.6 (2.2, 3.1) 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 1.5 (1.3, 1.8)
 Post-discharge within 42 days postpartum 176 (60) 16417 (22) 2.7 (2.3, 3.1) 2.0 (1.7, 2.3) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 1.8 (1.5, 2.1)
 Post-discharge within 365 days postpartum 378 (129) 33628 (46) 2.8 (2.5, 3.1) 2.0 (1.8, 2.2) 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) 1.8 (1.6, 1.9)
a

Adjusted for: birth year, state, insurance, education, race/ethnicity, maternal age, and prenatal care adequacy.

b

Adjusted for: birth year, state, insurance, education, race/ethnicity, maternal age, prenatal care adequacy, and obstetric comorbidity index.

c

Adjusted for: birth year, state, insurance, education, race/ethnicity, maternal age, prenatal care adequacy, preexisting diabetes, preexisting hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and gestational hypertension.