Table 2.
RECODE and RECODE-R classifications among the whole sample and SGA stillbirths
| Primary relevant condition of death† |
RECODE |
RECODE-R |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 969) | SGA (n = 475) | Total (n = 969) | SGA (n = 475) | |||||
|
Categories and subcategories |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
|
A-Foetus |
569 |
58.7 |
475 |
100.0 |
335 |
34.6 |
241 |
50.7 |
| A1-Lethal congenital anomaly |
142 |
14.7 |
83 |
17.5 |
142 |
14.7 |
83 |
17.5 |
| A2-Infection |
33 |
3.4 |
12 |
2.5 |
33 |
3.4 |
12 |
2.5 |
| A3-Non-immune hydrops |
13 |
1.3 |
3 |
0.6 |
13 |
1.3 |
3 |
0.6 |
| A5-Foetomaternal haemorrhage |
11 |
1.1 |
7 |
1.5 |
11 |
1.1 |
7 |
1.5 |
| A7-Fetal growth restriction |
370 |
38.2 |
370 |
77.9 |
136 |
14.0 |
136 |
28.6 |
|
B-Umbilical cord |
65 |
6.7 |
|
|
116 |
12.0 |
51 |
10.7 |
| B1-Prolapse |
4 |
0.4 |
|
|
5 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.2 |
| B2-Constricting loop or knot |
54 |
5.6 |
|
|
97 |
10.0 |
43 |
9.0 |
| B4-Umbilical cord - Other |
7 |
0.7 |
|
|
14 |
1.4 |
7 |
1.5 |
|
C-Placenta |
119 |
12.3 |
|
|
240 |
24.8 |
121 |
25.5 |
| C1-Placenta abruptio |
68 |
7.0 |
|
|
103 |
10.6 |
35 |
7.4 |
| C2-Placenta praevia |
1 |
0.1 |
|
|
2 |
0.2 |
1 |
0.2 |
| C3-Vasa praevia |
4 |
0.4 |
|
|
5 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.2 |
| C4-Placental insufficiency |
33 |
3.4 |
|
|
96 |
9.9 |
63 |
13.3 |
| C5-Placenta - Other |
13 |
1.3 |
|
|
34 |
3.5 |
21 |
4.4 |
|
D-Amniotic fluid |
50 |
5.2 |
|
|
100 |
10.3 |
50 |
10.5 |
| D1-Chorioamnionitis |
36 |
3.7 |
|
|
55 |
5.7 |
19 |
4.0 |
| D2-Oligohydramnios |
4 |
0.4 |
|
|
27 |
2.8 |
23 |
4.8 |
| D3-Polyhydramnios |
7 |
0.7 |
|
|
11 |
1.1 |
4 |
0.8 |
| D4-Amniotic fluid - Other |
3 |
0.3 |
|
|
7 |
0.7 |
4 |
0.8 |
|
E-Uterus |
4 |
0.4 |
|
|
5 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.2 |
| E2-Anomalies |
4 |
0.4 |
|
|
5 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.2 |
|
F-Mother |
13 |
1.3 |
|
|
22 |
2.3 |
9 |
1.9 |
| F1-Diabetes |
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
| F4-Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy |
|
|
|
|
1 |
0.1 |
1 |
0.2 |
| F6-Cholestasis |
1 |
0.1 |
|
|
2 |
0.2 |
1 |
0.2 |
| F7-Drug misuse |
|
|
|
|
1 |
0.1 |
1 |
0.2 |
| F8-Maternal - Other |
10 |
1.0 |
|
|
16 |
1.7 |
6 |
1.3 |
|
G-Intrapartum |
12 |
1.2 |
|
|
14 |
1.4 |
2 |
0.4 |
| G1-Asphyxia |
10 |
1.0 |
|
|
12 |
1.2 |
2 |
0.4 |
| G2-Birth trauma |
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
H-Trauma |
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
| H1-External trauma |
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
I-Unclassified |
135 |
13.9 |
|
|
135 |
13.9 |
|
|
| I1-No relevant condition identified |
102 |
10.5 |
|
|
102 |
10.5 |
|
|
| I2-No information available | 33 | 3.4 | 33 | 3.4 | ||||
† Subcategories with results equal to zero were not mentioned.