Table 5.
Distributions of causes of stillbirths: antepartum and intrapartum (n = 1554)
| Type | Cause | Non-hierarchical | Hierarchical | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Antepartum | Total | 965 | 965 | (100.0) | |
| Congenital abnormality | 25 | (2.6) | 25 | (2.6) | |
| Maternal hemorrhage | 101 | (10.5) | 100 | (10.4) | |
| Maternal hypertensive disorder | 90 | (9.3) | 82 | (8.5) | |
| Maternal infections | 225 | (23.3) | 179 | (18.6) | |
| Maternal severe anemia | 28 | (2.9) | 16 | (1.7) | |
| Unexplained* | - | - | 563 | (58.3) | |
| Intrapartum | Total | 589 | 589 | (100.0) | |
| Congenital abnormality | 5 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.9) | |
| Intrapartum hypoxia | 322 | (54.7) | 319 | (54.2) | |
| Preterm labour | 67 | (11.4) | 43 | (7.3) | |
| Maternal hypertensive disorder | 53 | (9.0) | 27 | (4.6) | |
| Maternal infections | 104 | (17.7) | 32 | (5.4) | |
| Unexplained* | - | - | 163 | (27.7) | |
* Residual category where no causes were assigned when a hierarchical approach was used.