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Table 2 Incidence of perinatal morbidity/mortality in singleton births > 28 weeks’ gestation, without major anomalies, with ultrasound at British Columbia Women’s Hospital, April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2011

From: Which chart and which cut-point: deciding on the INTERGROWTH, World Health Organization, or Hadlock fetal growth chart

Perinatal health outcome

Births with ultrasound measurements at BC Women’s Hospital

n(%)

N = 10,366

Composite: one or more adverse neonatal morbidities

472 (4.6)

Stillbirth

26 (0.3)

Cord arterial pH < 7.1

206 (2.0)

Cord arterial pH missing or not obtaineda

5049 (47.6)

Hypoglycemia

196 (1.8)

Neonatal seizures

24 (0.2)

Neonatal death

42 (0.4)

Any of: stillbirth, neonatal death, or neonatal seizures

91 (0.9)

Caesarean section for abnormal fetal heart rate

520 (5.0)

  1. a Umbilical cord blood gases were not routinely obtained in all deliveries during our study period