Table 1. Maternal characteristics and antepartum and intrapartum stillbirths, 1 July 2003 to 30 September 2008.
| Live births n (%) n = 77 666 | Antepartum stillbirths n (%) n = 1367 | Intrapartum stillbirths n (%) n = 989 | |
| Wealth quintile | |||
| Highest (richest) | 11 578 (14.9) | 216 (15.8) | 119 (12.0) |
| Second | 13187 (17.0) | 240 (17.6) | 149 (15.1) |
| Middle | 14 590 (18.8) | 253 (18.5) | 187 (18.9) |
| Fourth | 16 869 (21.7) | 312 (22.8) | 240 (24.3) |
| Lowest (poorest) | 19 818 (25.5) | 314 (23.0) | 267 (27.0) |
| Data missing (%) | 1624 (2.1) | 32 (2.3) | 27 (2.7) |
| Number of visits for pregnancy care | |||
| 0 | 3696 (4.8) | 103 (7.5) | 50 (5.1) |
| 1 | 5692 (7.3) | 83 (6.1) | 72 (7.3) |
| 2–3 | 19147 (24.7) | 331 (24.2) | 246 (24.9) |
| ≥4 | 47 079 (60.6) | 802 (58.7) | 575 (58.1) |
| Data missing (%) | 2052 (2.6) | 48 (3.5) | 46 (4.7) |
| Site of delivery | |||
| Home | 33780 (43.5) | 401 (29.3) | 329 (33.3) |
| Private health centre | 4944 (6.4) | 48 (3.5) | 27 (2.7) |
| Government health centre | 16722 (21.5) | 207 (15.1) | 168 (17.0) |
| District or regional hospital | 22118 (28.5) | 688 (50.3) | 459 (46.4) |
| Data missing (%) | 102 (0.1) | 23 (1.7) | 6 (0.6) |
| Highest educational level | |||
| None | 29 379 (37.8) | 506 (37.0) | 411 (41.6) |
| Primary school | 15 160 (19.5) | 264 (19.3) | 183 (18.5) |
| Secondary school or higher | 32 711 (42.1) | 578 (42.3) | 386 (39.0) |
| Data missing (%) | 416 (0.5) | 19 (1.4) | 9 (0.9) |
| Age (years) | |||
| <20 | 8313 (10.7) | 147 (10.8) | 87 (8.8) |
| 20–24 | 20763 (26.7) | 332 (24.3) | 265 (26.8) |
| 25–29 | 21 429 (27.6) | 324 (23.7) | 238 (24.1) |
| 30–34 | 15 330 (19.7) | 271 (19.8) | 218 (22.0) |
| 35–39 | 8242 (10.6) | 195 (14.3) | 121 (12.2) |
| >40 | 3589 (4.6) | 98 (7.2) | 60 (6.1) |
| Data missing (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Akan | 33892 (43.6) | 672 (49.2) | 405 (41.0) |
| Other | 43407 (55.9) | 677 (49.5) | 575 (58.1) |
| Data missing (%) | 367 (0.5) | 18 (1.3) | 9 (0.9) |
| Gravidity | |||
| 0 | 9624 (12.4) | 199 (14.6) | 125 (12.6) |
| 1 | 15178 (19.5) | 276 (20.2) | 195 (19.7) |
| 2 | 13 932 (17.9) | 161 (11.8) | 139 (14.1) |
| ≥3 | 38 720 (49.9) | 715 (52.3) | 522 (52.8) |
| Data missing (%) | 212 (0.3) | 16 (1.2) | 8 (0.8) |
| Previous stillbirth | |||
| 0 | 74171 (95.5) | 872 (63.8) | 682 (69.0) |
| ≥1 | 3293 (4.2) | 479 (35.0) | 299 (30.2) |
| Data missing (%) | 202 (0.3) | 16 (1.2) | 8 (0.8) |
| Sex of infant | |||
| Female | 38342 (49.4) | 545 (39.8) | 391 (39.5) |
| Male | 39265 (50.6) | 726 (53.1) | 575 (58.1) |
| Data missing (%) | 59 (0.1) | 96 (7.0) | 23 (2.3) |
| Number of infants delivered | |||
| 1 | 74 446 (95.8) | 1272 (93.1) | 823 (83.2) |
| >1 | 3220 (4.2) | 95 (6.9) | 166 (16.8) |
| Data missing (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Stillbirths for which timing of death was unknown are not included.