Table 1.

Characteristics of 5,644 women delivering at a tertiary care hospital in Nablus, 2010

Total		Mothers, N	Mothers with stillbirths, n (%)
		5,644	38 (100)
Age	<20 y	380	1 (0.3)
	20–29 y	3,333	19 (0.6)
	30–39 y	1,716	15 (0.9)
	>40 y	214	3 (1.4)
	Not recorded	1	0 (0.0)
Parity at discharge	Para 1	1,338	8 (0.6)
	Para 2–3	1,991	12 (0.6)
	Para 4–5	1,411	5 (0.4)
	Para 6 or more	904	13 (1.4)
Previous abortions	None	4,164	27 (0.6)
	1–2	1,268	9 (0.7)
	3 or more	210	2 (1.0)
	Not recorded	2	0 (0.0)
Hba at admission	Hb<70 g/L	3	0 (0.0)
	Hb=70–89 g/L	195	1 (0.5)
	Hb=90–109 g/L	1,891	13 (0.7)
	Hb=110–144 g/L	3,502	22 (0.6)
	Hb≥145 g/L	53	53 (3.8)
Time of deliveryb	Q1–2010	1,353	9 (0.7)
	Q2–2010	1,423	12 (0.8)
	Q3–2010	1,479	8 (0.5)
	Q4–2010	1,389	9 (0.7)

^aHb=maternal haemoglobin concentration.

^bQ=calendar quarter.