Table 7.
Cause of Stillbirth by Maternal Condition
| Maternal Condition Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Evidence of hypertensive disease/ pre-eclampsia/ eclampsia | Antepartum Hemorrhage | Obstructed or Prolonged Labor | Breech or Transverse Lie | Maternal Infection |
| Stillbirths, N | 696 | 815 | 1482 | 699 | 760 |
| Cause of Stillbirth, N (%) | |||||
| Trauma | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Congenital Anomaly | 24 (3.4) | 19 (2.3) | 44 (3.0) | 39 (5.6) | 31 (4.1) |
| Infection | 87 (12.5) | 161 (19.8) | 279 (18.8) | 131 (18.7) | 623 (82.0) |
| Asphyxia | 551 (79.2) | 634 (77.8) | 1153 (77.8) | 388 (55.5) | 100 (13.2) |
| Prematurity | 9 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 38 (5.4) | 6 (0.8) |
| Unknown | 24 (3.4) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.3) | 103 (14.7) | 0 (0.0) |