Inadequate fetal heart rate monitoring and poor use of partogram associated with intrapartum stillbirth: a case-referent study in Nepal

Table 5 Association between intrapartum stillbirth and selected background characteristics of women and infants

Variables*	Crude odds ratio^a	95 % CI
Maternal age in years	1.1	1.06–1.1
Parity	1.7	1.5–1.9
Gestational age in weeks
37+0 or more	Ref
36+7 or less	8.6	6.0–12.2
Birth weight in grams
2500 or more	Ref
Less than 2500	9.8	6.9–13.9
Antenatal Care Attendance
Yes	Ref
No	4.9	3.4–6.9
Obstetric Complication during intrapartum period
No	Ref
Yes	7.3	5.1–10.3
Mode of Delivery
Vaginal delivery (normal or instrumental)	Ref
Emergency C-section	1.7	1.1–2.4

* Variables selected based on significant differences (p<0.001) shown between the case and referent populations by Pearson’s chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test
^a Crude odds ratio determined through univariate logistic regression analysis for likelihood of intrapartum stillbirth

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