Table 2.
Application of the ICD-PM to determine causes of stillbirth at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Nigeria, 2010–2018
| M1 Complications of placenta, cord, etc. |
M2 Maternal complications of pregnancy |
M3 other complications of labour & delivery |
M4 Maternal medical & surgical conditions |
M5 No maternal condition |
Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antepartum Death | ||||||
| A1: Congenital malformations, and chromosomal abnormalities | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 (3.0) |
| A2: Infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
| A3: Antepartum hypoxia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 35 (9.6) |
| A4: Other specified antepartum disorder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
| A5: Disorder related to fetal growth | 22 | 11 | 0 | 144 | 30 | 206 (56.7) |
| A6: Antepartum death of unspecified cause | 4 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 17 | 110 (30.1) |
| Total n = (%) | 30 (8.2) | 27 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 253 (69.3) | 55 (15.1) | 365 (100.0) |
| Intrapartum Death | ||||||
| I1: Congenital malformations, and chromosomal abnormalities | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 (5.1) |
| I2: Birth trauma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| I3: Acute intrapartum event | 10 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 41 (10.3) |
| I4: Infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| I5: Other specified intrapartum event | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| I6: Disorder related to fetal growth | 87 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 156 (39.5) |
| I7: Intrapartum of unspecified cause | 83 | 3 | 61 | 24 | 7 | 178 (45.1) |
| Total n = (%) | 181 (45.8) | 20 (5.1) | 112 (28.3) | 66 (16.7) | 16 (4.1) | 395 (100.0) |
| Grand Total N = (%) | 211 (27.8) | 47 (6.2) | 112 (14.7) | 319 (41.9) | 71 (9.4) | 760 (100.0) |