Table 3. Variation in the distribution of delivery-related variables and associated maternal conditions based on type of stillbirth for stillbirths between January 2011 and March 2014 in the Indian state of Bihar.
Type of stillbirth was classifiable for 846 stillbirths.
| Variable | Antepartum N = 499 (% of total) |
Intrapartum N = 347 (% of total) |
Chi-square test of significance | Total N = 846 (% of total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery details | ||||
| Spontaneous labour*# | 280 (56.1) | 227 (65.4) | p = 0.010 | 507 (59.9) |
| Foul-smelling liquor† | 154 (30.9) | 43 (12.4) | p < 0.001 | 197 (23.3) |
| Doctor/nurse delivered the baby* | 318 (63.7) | 198 (57.1) | p = 0.144 | 516 (61.0) |
| Vaginal delivery* | 435 (87.2) | 302 (87.0) | p = 0.231 | 737 (87.1) |
| Entangled cord | 29 (5.8) | 27 (7.8) | p = 0.257 | 56 (6.6) |
| Breech position of the baby | 69 (13.8) | 41 (11.8) | p = 0.392 | 110 (13.0) |
| Baby was very small/small in size* | 167 (33.5) | 88 (25.4) | p = 0.011 | 255 (30.1) |
| Maternal issues/conditions | ||||
| Had at least 1 antenatal visit*# | 291 (72.4) | 187 (64.5) | p = 0.045 | 478 (69.1) |
| Did not consume iron folic acid tablets*# | 182 (36.5) | 115 (33.1) | p = 0.346 | 297 (35.1) |
| No report of pregnancy complications of interest‡ | 212 (42.5) | 194 (55.9) | p < 0.001 | 406 (48.0) |
| High blood pressure | 43 (8.6) | 21 (6.1) | p = 0.312 | 64 (7.6) |
| Anaemia | 124 (24.9) | 55 (15.9) | p < 0.001 | 179 (21.2) |
| Fever during labour† | 97 (19.4) | 36 (10.4) | p < 0.001 | 133 (15.7) |
| Diabetes | 4 (0.8) | 3 (0.9) | p = 0.985 | 7 (0.8) |
| Convulsions | 9 (1.8) | 6 (1.7) | p = 0.936 | 15 (1.8) |
| Malaria*# | 34 (6.8) | 24 (6.9) | p = 0.628 | 58 (6.9) |
| Mother smoked tobacco*# | 15 (3.0) | 7 (2.0) | p = 0.433 | 22 (2.6) |
*Data were not available for 116 on spontaneous labour, for 95 on doctor/nurse delivered the baby, for 4 on vaginal delivery, for 65 on baby was very small, for 154 on had at least 1 antenatal care visit, for 180 on iron folic acid tablets, for 187 on malaria, and for 188 on mother smoked tobacco
†Data were not available for 3
‡Convulsions, high blood pressure, severe anaemia, diabetes, fever during labour
#Variables derived from an additional questionnaire