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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios for subtypes of perinatal death by maternal, pregnancy, fetal and neonatal characteristics as compared to controls among all singleton pregnancies with statistically significant associations (p < 0.05) bolded

From: Identifying risk factors for perinatal death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda: a case-control study

 

Macerated Stillbirths

N = 64

Fresh Stillbirths

N = 61

Neonatal Deaths

N = 41

Adjusted OR (CI) a

Adjusted OR (CI) a

Adjusted OR (CI) a

More than 3 prior births

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

0.4 (0.1–0.9)

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

Antepartum hemorrhage

1.7 (0.2–12.5)

6.7 (1.6–28.8)

1.0 (0.1–19.9)

Breech

18.4 (6.3–54.1)

21.4 (2.2–204.5)

30.1 (2.5–373.2)

Cord prolapse

1.0b

1.0b

1.0b

Normal labor

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.22)

0.5 (0.2–1.4)

Cesarean delivery

0.8 (0.3–2.4)

6.5 (3.4–12.6)

2.5 (2.5–13.3)

Prematurity

18.1 (6.2–53.1)

7.5 (2.2–25.9)

36.2 (11.9–110.2)

Low birth weight (< 2.5 kg)c

6.8 (2.6–17.9)

1.3 (0.4–4.9)

1.6 (0.3–7.4)

  1. OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for maternal age in years, nulliparity, and prematurity
  3. bPredicts perinatal death subtype perfectly
  4. cData was analyzed on the level of the fetus/neonate rather than pregnancy