Understanding cause of stillbirth: a prospective observational multi-country study from sub-Saharan Africa

Table 1 Criteria used to determine time of death based on physical appearance of the baby at birth and presence or absence of fetal heart sound at time of admission

Fetal Heart Sound on Labour Admission	Appearance
Fetal Heart Sound on Labour Admission	Fresh Stillbirth	Macerated Stillbirth	Unspecified
Present	Intrapartum Stillbirth	Intrapartum Stillbirth	Intrapartum Stillbirth
Absent	Intrapartum Stillbirth	Antepartum Stillbirth	Unknown Time of Death
Unknown	Intrapartum Stillbirth	Antepartum Stillbirth	Unknown Time of Death

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