Table 4.
Home births (n=7002) (95% CI) | All Australian births (n=1 502 756) (95% CI) | |
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Deaths per 1000 total births: | ||
Fetal deaths | 4.4 (2.9 to 6.0) | 6.0 (5.9 to 6.2) |
Neonatal deaths | 2.7 (1.5 to 3.9) | 4.8 (4.7 to 4.9) |
Fetal and neonatal deaths | 7.1 (5.2 to 9.1) | 10.8 (10.6 to 10.9) |
Birthweight specific mortality ⩾2500 g* | 5.7 (3.5 to 7.9) | 3.6 (3.4 to 3.6) |
Intrapartum fetal deaths†: | ||
Rate per 1000 births | 2.7 (1.5 to 3.9) | 0.9 (0.85 to 0.95) |
% of all deaths | 38.0 (24.7 to 52.8) | 8.3 (7.9 to 8.8) |
% of stillbirths | 61.3 (42.2 to 78.2) | 14.9 (14.2 to 15.7) |
Data for 1985-8 only.
Excludes intrapartum deaths associated with congenital malformation or extreme immaturity, or both.