Case-control study BW ≥2000 g | |||
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Cases Pre-hosp. stillbirths | Cases Intra-hosp. Stillbirths | Controls Apgar 7–10 | |
N (%) | |||
Progress on admission and referrals | |||
Of all women in the study: | (n = 67) | (n = 72) | (n = 249) |
Before labour paina | 5 (7.5 %) | 2 (2.8 %) | 12 (4.8 %) |
Latent phase of laboura,b | 18 (26.9 %) | 40 (55.6 %) | 56 (22.5 %) |
First stage of labour | 23 (34.3 %) | 29 (40.3 %) | 153 (61.4 %) |
Second stage of labour | 15 (22.4 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 25 (10.0 %) |
Stage of labour on admission unknown | 6 (9.0 %) | 1 (1.4 %) | 3 (1.2 %) |
Referral from smaller health centrec | 10 (14.9 %) | 11 (15.3 %) | 12 (4.8 %) |
Partograph use | |||
Of women in first stage of labour: | (n = 39) | (n = 69) | (n = 207) |
The partograph at least partially appliedd | 27 (69.2 %) | 66 (95.7 %) | 183 (88.0 %) |
Of women with the partograph applied: | (n = 27) | (n = 66) | (n = 183) |
First cervical dilatation in active labour plotted correctly on the alert line | 18 (66.7 %) | 53 (80.3 %) | 166 (90.7 %) |