A regional audit system for stillbirth: a way to better understand the phenomenon

Table 2 Distribution of causes of death according to ReCoDe classification

Relevant condition at death			N	%	%
Group A: Fetus	Lethal congenital anomaly		16	4.8	17.6
	Infection		20	6.1
	Non immune hydrops		1	0.3
	Isoimmunisation		2	0.6
	Fetomaternal haemorrhage		6	1.8
	Twin-twin transfusion		2	0.6
	Fetal growth restriction		11	3.3
Group B: Cord	Constricting loop or knot		20	6.1	14.2
	Velamentous insertion		1	0.3
	Cord: other	Funisitis	2	0.6
		Iperspiralisation	3	0.9
		Stenosis	4	1.2
		Thrombosis	14	4.2
		Other	3	0.9
Group C: Placenta	Abruptio		47	14.2	33.3
	Placental insufficiency		56	17.0
	Placenta: other		7	2.1
Gruppo D: Amniotic fluid	Chorioamnionitis		19	5.8	5.8
Group E: uterus	Rupture		6	1.8	1.8
Group F: Mother	Diabetes		13	3.9	7.6
	Essential hypertension		2	0.6
	Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy		9	2.7
	Lupus or antiphospholipid syndrome		1	0.3
Group G: Intrapartum	Asphyxia		3	0.9	0.9
Group H: Trauma	External		1	0.3	0.3
Group I: Unclassified	No relevant condition identified		47	14.2	18.5
Group I: Unclassified	No information available		14	4.2	18.5
TOTAL			330	100.0	100.0

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