Low autopsy acceptance after stillbirth in a disadvantaged French district: a mixed methods study

Table 3 Autopsy rate by maternal and pregnancy characteristics

	Total Women N = 151	Autopsy Accepted (n)	Autopsy accepted (%)	P value^*
Age n(%)
< 25 years	26	13	50.0	0.464
25–35 years	85	32	37.6
≥ 35 years	39	14	35.9
Parity n(%)
Nullipare	57	28	49.1	0.055
Multipare	93	31	33.3
Multiple birth
No	140	57	40.7	0.203
Yes	11	2	18.2
Country of birth n(%)
France	53	21	39.6	0.045
Other Europe	6	6	100.0
Northern Africa	22	4	18.2
Sub-Saharan Africa	34	12	35.3
Other countries	21	11	52.4
Level of education
No schooling/primary only	4	1	25.0	0.823
Lower secondary	10	3	30.0
Higher secondary	20	5	25.0
Tertiary	20	8	40.0
Insurance coverage
French social security	88	33	37.5	0.456
Gvt subsidised/emergency	31	9	29.0
None	10	5	50.0
Family situation
In a couple	113	43	38.1	0.848
Single mother	25	9	36.0
Language barrier in medical records
Language barrier not mentioned	127	48	37.8	0.28
Noted	22	11	50.0
Smoking during pregnancy
No	121	45	37.2	0.527
Yes	13	6	46.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight (< 18.5)	4	1	25.0	0.951
Normal weight (18.5–24.9)	62	26	41.9
Overweight (24–29.9)	33	13	39.4
Obese (30+)	30	13	43.3
Previous miscarriage	36	16	44.4
Previous stillbirth	8	3	37.5
Pregnancy complications
Hypertensive disorders	19	6	31.6
Fetal growth restriction	23	12	52.2	0.364⁺
Preterm rupture of membranes	22	7	31.8	0.486⁺
Preterm Labor	28	8	28.6	0.283⁺

NOTE *Chi Square or Fisher’s exact test. + compared to women without this complication

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