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Table 8 Reasons for perinatal death in the SPE - population (2000, 2004 and 2008)

From: Limiting the caesarean section rate in low risk pregnancies is key to lowering the trend of increased abdominal deliveries: an observational study

 

2000

2004

2008

Δ

OR (95% CI)

Total

418 (6.7‰)

398

(6.4‰)

431 (6.2‰)

+ 13

(- 0.5‰)

0.92 (0.80-1.06)

Intra - uterine death of a normal fetus

21.1%

21.9

25.7%

+ 4.6

1.30 (0.93-1.81)

Congenital malformations

23.7%

25.8

24.8%

+ 1.1

1.06 (0.77-1.47)

Low birth weight

9.3%

11.7

12.0%

+ 2.7

1.33 (0.84-2.12)

Hypertension or other illness of the mother

1.0%

1.8

1.6%

+ 0.6

1.71 (0.45-6.99)

Abruptio placentae

7.9%

3.3

5.3%

- 2.6

0.66 (0.37-1.18)

Asphyxia/trauma of the child

7.7%

5.4

5.6%

- 2.1

0.71 (0.40-1.27)

Specified cause

15.0%

16.1

13.2%

- 1.8

0.86 (0.57-1.29)

Unknown

12.0%

14.0

11.3%

- 0.7

0.94 (0.61-1.47)