Table 3.
Variables Impacting Stillbirth Hospital Length of Stay, Multivariable Analysis*
Variable (Reference) | Incident Rate Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
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First Pregnancy | 0.93 | 0.81 to 1.08 |
No Prenatal Care | 0.94 | 0.76 to 1.17 |
Anesthesia (epidural/spinal/general)† | 1.17 | 1.03 to 1.33 |
Late Stillbirth (vs.<28wks) ††† | 0.77 | 0.69 to 0.86 |
Cesarean Delivery ††† | 1.41 | 1.17 to 1.69 |
Augmentation/induction of Labor | 0.90 | 0.78 to 1.03 |
Serious Maternal Complication** ††† | 2.30 | 1.95 to 2.71 |
Model also controlled for maternal demographics (age, race, insurance, and hospital of delivery)
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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