Table 2 Mothers’ obstetric characteristics
From: Predictors of stillbirth at Tema General Hospital: a registry–based retrospective study
N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Live births (N = 276) | Still births (N = 276) | P-value |
Gravidity | 0.11 | ||
1 | 0.0162 (22.5) | 46 (16.7) | |
2 | 52 (18.8) | 47 (17.0) | |
3 + | 162 (58.7) | 183 (66.3) | |
Mean (± SD) | 3.1 (± 1.7) | 3.5 (± 1.9) | 0.01 |
Parity | 0.93 | ||
0 | 0.4977 (27.9) | 75 (27.2) | |
1 | 68 (24.6) | 63 (22.8) | |
2 | 76 (27.5) | 78 (28.3) | |
3 + | 55 (19.9) | 60 (21.7) | |
Median (IQR) | 1.0 (2.0) | 1.5 (2.0) | 0.49 |
Number of ANC visits | < 0.001 | ||
< 4 | < 0.00140 (14.5) | 72 (26.1) | |
4 + | 236 (85.5) | 204 (73.9) | |
Mean (± SD) | 7.0 (± 3.0) | 5.8 (± 3.2) | < 0.001 |
Gestational age at birth | < 0.001 | ||
2nd trimester | 2 (0.7) | 25 (9.1) | |
3rd trimester | 274 (99.3) | 251 (90.9) | |
Median (IQR) | 39.0 (3.0) | 37.0 (7.0) | < 0.001 |
Mode of delivery | < 0.001 | ||
Vaginal | 183 (66.3) | 135 (48.9) | |
Caesarean Section | 92 (33.3) | 141 (51.1) | |
Vacuum | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Total | 276 (100.0) | 276 (100.0) | |