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Underlying causes of post-neonatal death by maternal age (n = 180).
| Cause of death (%) | ||||||
| Maternal age (years) | Accidental n (%) | SIDS/respiratory arrest n (%) | Perinatal/congenital n (%) | Infectious n (%) | All other n (%) | Total n (%) |
| 12–17 | 8(15) | 16(31) | 12 (23) | 4(8) | 12 (23) | 52 (100) |
| 18–19 | 11 (17) | 34 (52) | 9(14) | 1(2) | 11 (17) | 66 (100) |
| 20–35 | 4(6) | 22 (35) | 16 (26) | 2(3) | 18 (29) | 62 (100) |
chi-square = 14.3, p = 0.08
