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Table 7 Cause of Stillbirth by Maternal Condition

From: Stillbirth 2010–2018: a prospective, population-based, multi-country study from the Global Network

 

Maternal Condition Present

Variables

Evidence of hypertensive disease/ pre-eclampsia/ eclampsia

Antepartum Hemorrhage

Obstructed or Prolonged Labor

Breech or Transverse Lie

Maternal Infection

Stillbirths, N

696

815

1482

699

760

Cause of Stillbirth, N (%)

 Trauma

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Congenital Anomaly

24 (3.4)

19 (2.3)

44 (3.0)

39 (5.6)

31 (4.1)

 Infection

87 (12.5)

161 (19.8)

279 (18.8)

131 (18.7)

623 (82.0)

 Asphyxia

551 (79.2)

634 (77.8)

1153 (77.8)

388 (55.5)

100 (13.2)

 Prematurity

9 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.1)

38 (5.4)

6 (0.8)

 Unknown

24 (3.4)

1 (0.1)

4 (0.3)

103 (14.7)

0 (0.0)