Table 2.

Variables Impacting Stillbirth Hospital Costs, Multivariable Analysis^*

Variable (Reference)	Regression Coefficient	95% Confidence Interval
First Pregnancy	48	−1366 to 1464
No Prenatal Care	−169	−2369 to 2031
Anesthesia (epidural/spinal/general)	474	−856 to 1803
Late Stillbirth (vs.<28wks)	393	−762 to 1549
Cesarean Delivery	1400	−854 to 3655
Augmentation/induction of Labor	−1216	−2698 to 266
Serious Maternal Complication** †††	10,065	7692 to 12,440

^*Model also controlled for maternal demographics (age, race, insurance, and hospital of delivery)

^†p<0.05

^††p<0.01

^†††p<0.001

^**Includes disseminated intravascular coagulation, need for a blood transfusion, shock or hypotension, respiratory failure requiring intubation, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, uterine rupture, unplanned hysterectomy, or maternal death