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. 2022 Nov 8;12(11):e063482. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063482

Table 1.

Causes of perinatal deaths among women with hepatitis B infection in pregnancy at OAUTHC

Cause Perinatal mortality N=11 Total
Stillbirths Neonatal deaths Frequency (%)
Antepartum haemorrhage 2 1 3 (27.3)
Eclampsia 1 1 2 (18.2)
Obstructed labour* 1 1 2 (18.2)
Out-of-facility delivery 0 2 2 (18.2)
Fetal growth restriction 1 0 1 (9.1)
Unexplained 1 0 1 (9.1)
Total 6 5 11 (100)

*Patients presented late to the facility after initial management at unorthodox centres.

OAUTHC, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex.