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Table 1 Causative factors in this study subjects

From: Severe fetal acidemia in cases of clinical chorioamnionitis in which the infant later developed cerebral palsy

Causative factors

Numbers

Antenatal

38 (11.7 %)

Intrapartum

220 (67.9 %)

 Placental abruption

87

 Cord prolapse

16

 Uterine rupture

15

 Maternal hypoxic event

8

 Fetal exsanguination

8

 Clinical CAM (Group I )

19

 Non clinical CAM (Group II)

67

Perinatal

8 (2.5 %)

 Fetal central nervous system or systemic infection

8

Miscellaneous

58 (17.9 %)

 Suspected CAM

54

 Unknown causes

4

Total

324

  1. Abbreviations, CAM: chorioamnionitis, suspected CAM: suspected cases which did not fulfil the criteria of clinical CAM