Table 4 Foetal characteristics and birth
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 |
Sex of baby | 0.73 | ||
Female | 140 (50.7) | 144 (52.2) | |
Male | 136 (49.3) | 132 (47.8) | |
Birth weight | < 0.001 | ||
Normal (≥ 2.5 kg) | 248 (89.9) | 140 (50.7) | |
Underweight (< 2.5 kg) | 28 (10.1) | 136 (49.3) | |
Mean (± SD) | 3.14 (± 0.63) | 2.50 (± 0.99) | < 0.001 |
Baby’s length (cm), Median (IQR) | 50.0 (4.0) | 44.0 (12.5) | < 0.001 |
Baby’s head circumference (cm) | N = 252 | N = 112 | |
Median (IQR) | 33.0 (3.0) | 33.0 (3.5) | 0.57 |
Baby had abnormalities | 1.00 | ||
No | 272 (98.6) | 273 (98.9) | |
Yes | 4 (1.4) | 3 (1.1) | |
Lie and presentation of foetusa | < 0.001 | ||
Longitudinal | 193 (69.9) | 85 (30.8) | |
Cephalic | 60 (21.8) | 185 (67.0) | |
Breech | 23 (8.3) | 6 (2.2) | |
Estimated blood loss (ml) | N = 257 | N = 208 | 0.88 |
Median (IQR) | 300.0 (150.0) | 300.0 (150.0) | |