Table 2: Distribution of socio-demographic and maternal factors among stillbirths and live-births
Characteristics | Stillbirths (cases) N=181 | Live births (Controls) N=181 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic factors# | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â |
 Age of mother (years) | 26.6 (4.4) | 25.5 (3.7) | 0.01 |
 No. of household members | 4.9 (2.5) | 6.2 (2.9) | < 0.001 |
 Social capital score | 39.0 (7.8) | 40.8 (8.0) | 0.037 |
Maternal factors* | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
 Place of delivery |  |  | 0.002 |
  Home delivery/On the way to hospital | 14 (5.5) | 12 (5.0) |  |
  Medical college (MC) | 24 (13.3) | 6 (3.3) |  |
  Hospitals other than MC | 143 (79.0) | 163 (90.0) |  |
 Mode of delivery |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Caesarean section | 6 (3.3) | 35 (19.3) |  |
  Vaginal | 175 (96.7) | 146 (80.7) |  |
 Labour initiation |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Spontaneous | 81 (44.8) | 105 (58.0) |  |
  Induced | 95 (52.4) | 56 (31.0) |  |
  Don’t know | 5 (2.8) | 20 (11.0) |  |
 Colour of liquor |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Clear | 52 (28.7) | 91 (50.3) |  |
  Green or light brown | 49 (27.1) | 36 (19.9) |  |
  Others/ Don’t know | 80 (44.2) | 54 (29.8) |  |
 Sex of foetus |  |  | 0.005 |
  Male | 76 (42.0) | 103 (56.9) |  |
  Female | 103 (56.9) | 78 (43.1) |  |
  Don’t know | 2 (1.1) | 0 |  |
 Gestational age |  |  | < 0.001 |
  ≥ 37 weeks | 70 (38.7) | 147 (81.2) |  |
  ≤ 36 weeks | 111 (61.3) | 34 (18.8) |  |