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Table 1 Information sources, by country setting

From: An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth

 

Country setting

  

Information source

Developed

n = 676

Developing

n = 181

p-value

Overall

Maternal history/health

50.3%

93.3%

<0.01

59.3%

Fetal history/health

39.5%

35.2%

0.30

38.6%

Intrapartum events or conditions

15.1%

41.9%

<0.01

20.7%

Autopsy results

42.6%

0.00%

<0.01

33.7%

Placental histopathology

71.8%

23.5%

<0.01

61.6%

Cord and membranes

27.1%

2.2%

<0.01

21.9%

Cultures or other tests for infection

13.3%

3.9%

<0.01

11.4%

Genetic testing

7.3%

1.1%

<0.01

6.0%

Other tests

8.1%

22.4%

<0.01

11.1%

Other sources

3.6%

7.8%

0.02

4.4%