Table 1 Distribution of births by Vital Status at Harare Maternity Hospital; October 1997 to September 1998
Total Births | All Stillbirths | Fresh Stillbirths | Macerated Stillbirths | Un-typed Stillbirths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Total | 17,072 | 959 | 5.6 | 201 | 1.2 | 458 | 2.7 | 300 | 1.7 |
Maternal age | |||||||||
Below 20 | 3,475 | 149 | 4.3 | 34 | 1.0 | 69 | 2.0 | 46 | 1.2 |
20 to 35 | 12,333 | 700 | 5.7 | 152 | 1.2 | 341 | 2.8 | 207 | 1.7 |
Above 35 | 1,177 | 102 | 8.7 | 15 | 1.3 | 44 | 3.7 | 43 | 3.7 |
Infant sex | |||||||||
Male | 8,546 | 462 | 5.4 | 91 | 1.1 | 226 | 2.6 | 145 | 1.7 |
Female | 7,978 | 419 | 5.3 | 93 | 1.2 | 197 | 2.5 | 129 | 1.6 |
Residence | |||||||||
Urban | 14,576 | 794 | 5.5 | 170 | 1.2 | 391 | 2.7 | 233 | 1.6 |
Rural | 2,402 | 163 | 6.8 | 31 | 1.3 | 65 | 2.7 | 67 | 2.8 |
Prenatal care | |||||||||
At least one visit | 15,135 | 729 | 4.8 | 158 | 1.1 | 353 | 2.3 | 218 | 1.4 |
No prenatal care | 1,796 | 218 | 12.1 | 41 | 2.3 | 101 | 5.6 | 76 | 4.2 |
Parity | |||||||||
Para 0 | 7,608 | 375 | 4.9 | 81 | 1.1 | 183 | 2.4 | 111 | 1.4 |
Para 1–2 | 6,563 | 383 | 5.8 | 76 | 1.1 | 189 | 2.9 | 118 | 1.8 |
Para above 2 | 2,821 | 195 | 6.9 | 42 | 1.5 | 85 | 3.0 | 68 | 2.4 |
Gestation type | |||||||||
Singleton | 16,023 | 906 | 5.7 | 189 | 1.2 | 441 | 2.8 | 276 | 1.7 |
Multiple | 1,049 | 53 | 5.1 | 12 | 1.1 | 17 | 1.6 | 24 | 2.4 |
Delivery type | |||||||||
Normal vaginal delivery | 12,654 | 662 | 5.2 | 142 | 1.1 | 357 | 2.8 | 163 | 1.3 |
Breech | 795 | 140 | 17.6 | 28 | 3.5 | 78 | 9.8 | 34 | 4.3 |
Instrumental | 377 | 24 | 6.4 | 10 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.6 | 8 | 2.1 |
Cesarean section | 2,990 | 92 | 3.1 | 9 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.3 | 73 | 2.5 |
Face to pubis | 201 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 |