Table 3.
Distribution of maternal medical disorders of women who gave birth in North Shewa public hospitals August, 2019.
| Variables | Stillbirth |
Total (n = 342) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (cases) n = 69 (%) | No (controls) n = 273 (%) | |||
|
Hemoglobin level | ||||
| <11 mg/dl | 12 (19.0) | 51 (81.0) | 63 | 0.480 |
| ≥11 mg/dl |
57 (20.4) |
222 (79.6) |
279 |
|
|
Preeclampsia/Eclampsia | ||||
| Yes | 6 (35.29) | 11 (64.7) | 17 | 0.017 |
| No |
63 (19.38) |
262 (80.61) |
325 |
|
|
RH incompatibility | ||||
| Yes | 4 (22.2) | 14 (77.8) | 18 | 0.509 |
| No |
65 (20.1) |
259 (79.9) |
324 |
|
|
Sexual transmitted infections | ||||
| Yes | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 6 | 0.651 |
| No |
68 (20.2) |
268 (79.8) |
336 |
|
|
History of congenital abnormalities | ||||
| Yes | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 | 0.363 |
| No |
68 (20.0) |
272 (80.0) |
340 |
|
|
Urinary tract infections (UTI) | ||||
| Yes | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | 13 | 0.202 |
| No |
60 (18.2) |
269 (81.8) |
329 |
|
|
Time of death | ||||
| During antepartum | 57 (82.6 | - | ||
| During intra-partum | 12 (17.4) | - | ||