Total (n = 73) | Foreign-born (n = 25) | Swedish-born (n = 48) | |
---|---|---|---|
Median age at death in years (range) | 32.0 (21–45) | 29.0 (21–42) | 32.5 (21–45) |
Died during first pregnancy or after first delivery | 32 | 11 | 21 |
Early pregnancy death | |||
Miscarriage | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Ectopic pregnancy | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Mode of delivery | |||
Unassisted vaginal delivery | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Vacuum extraction | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Elective caesarean | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Urgent/emergency caesarean | 20 | 4 | 16 |
Peri-mortem caesarean1 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
Death during pregnancy | |||
<24 weeks | 5 | 1 | 4 |
≥24 weeks | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Place of death | |||
Outside hospital | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Declared dead at hospital2 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
District hospital | 6 | 2 | 4 |
County hospital | 16 | 6 | 10 |
University hospital | 33 | 12 | 21 |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||
<18.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
18.5–34.9 | 44 | 16 | 28 |
≥35 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Information missing | 20 | 7 | 13 |
Autopsy | |||
Clinical | 38 | 8 | 30 |
Forensic | 23 | 10 | 13 |
Relatives opposed | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Not performed other reasons | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Information missing | 1 | 1 | 0 |