Table 1 Association between maternal and obstetric factors with fetal and early neonatal death at MTRH from Jan 2005-Mar 2011

Age in years

0.98

 15-24

97 (51)

195 (49)

1.0

1.0

 25-34

68 (35)

172 (43)

0.8 (0.5-1.2)

1.1 (0.5-2.3)

 35-45

27 (14)

33 (8)

1.6 (0.9-2.9)

1.1 (0.3-4.0)

Gravidity

0.26

 Multigravida

108 (54)

231 (58)

1.0

1.0

 Primigravida

58 (29)

119 (30)

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

0.8 (0.4-1.9)

 Grandmultigravida

34 (17)

50 (12)

1.5 (0.9-2.4)

2.3 (0.8-6.6)

Qualification of birth attendant

0.01

 Midwife

142 (74)

191 (50)

1.0

1.0

 Doctor

50 (26)

187 (49)

0.4 (0.2-0.5)

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

Gestational age at admission

<0.001

 <37 weeks

116 (72)

74 (20)

11.0 (7.1-17.2)

16.6 (8.2-33.7)

 37-42 weeks

39 (24)

274 (75)

1.0

1.0

 > 42 weeks

6 (4)

15 (4)

2.8 (1.0-7.7)

2.4 (0.4-13.4)

Mode of delivery

0.79

 Normal

146 (73)

249 (62)

1.0

1.0

 Assisted

9 (5)

13 (3)

1.2 (0.5-2.8)

1.5 (0.3-7.9)

45 (22)

138 (35)

0.6 (0.4-0.8)

1.3 (0.5-3.1)

Number of antenatal care visits

<0.001

 0-1

31 (26)

15 (4)

5.9 (3.0-11.6)

5.4 (2.0-14.7)

 2-3

74 (63)

212 (59)

1.01

1.0

 Above 4

13 (11)

133 (36)

0.3 (0.1-0.5)

0.3 (0.1-0.7)

Booking status

0.28

 No

139 (79)

311 (80)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

38 (21)

80 (20)

0.9 (0.6-1.5)

0.9 (0.5-2.2)