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Table 2 Comparison of maternal condition in late stillbirth and early neonatal deaths

From: Causes of perinatal mortality and associated maternal complications in a South African province: challenges in predicting poor outcomes

 

Late stillbirths

Early neonatal deaths

X2

(n = 416)

(n = 271)

n (%)

n (%)

Healthy mother

206 (49.5)

201 (74.2%)

<0.001

Coincidental conditions

   

Assault

2 (0.5)

0

 

Herbal medicine

10 (2.4)

5 (1.8)

 

MVA

2 (0.5)

0

 

Other coincidental conditions

1 (0.2)

0

 

Medical and surgical disorders

   

Maternal medical condition

   

Auto-immune

0 (0)

1 (0.4)

 

Endocrine disease

5 (1.2)

1 (0.4)

 

Gastroenteritis

1 (0.2)

0

 

Genito-urinary disease

5 (1.2)

1 (0.4)

 

GIT disease

0

1 (0.4)

 

Haematological disease

1 (0.2)

0

 

Urinary tract infection

7 (1.7)

3 (1.1)

 

Other medical and surgical disorders

1 (0.2)

1 (0.4)

 

Non-pregnancy related infections

   

Complications of ARV therapy

1 (0.2)

1 (0.4)

 

TB

3 (0.7)

0

 

Varicella

1 (0.2)

0

 

Wasting syndrome

2 (0.5)

1 (0.4)

 

Pregnancy related sepsis

   

Chorioamnionitis

3 (0.7)

3 (1.1)

 

Obstetric haemorrhage

64 (15.4)

20 (7.4)

0.002

Abruption

52 (12.5)

9 (3.3)

<0.001

Placenta praevia

6 (1.4)

3 (1.1)

 

Other APH not specified

4 (1)

8 (3)

0.072

Ruptured uterus

2 (0.5)

0

 

Hypertension

96 (23.1)

23 (8.5)

<0.01

Chronic HTN

3 (0.7)

1 (0.4)

 

PIH

12 (2.9)

2 (0.7)

0.057

Pre-eclampsia

74 (17.8)

15 (5.5)

<0.01

Eclampsia

6 (1.4)

5 (1.8)

 

HELLP

1 (0.2)

0