Association of Stillbirths with Maternal and Fetal Risk Factors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Table 2

Causes of stillbirths as per simplified CODAC in Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital (January 1, 2017–December 31, 2017).

Cause of death	Subvariable	Number of stillbirths	Total stillbirths (%)
Infections (n = 2) (1.16%)	Chorioamnionitis	1	0.58
	Toxoplasmosis	1	0.58
Intrapartum (n = 5) (2.92%)	Fatal distress	3	1.75
	Prolonged labor/obstructed labor	1	0.58
	Rupture uterus	1	0.58
Congenital anomaly (n = 25) (14.62%)
Other fetal causes (n = 50) (29.24%)	Extreme prematurity	45	26.32
	Hydrops of unknown origin	5	2.92
Cord accidents (n = 3) (1.75%)	Loops	2	1.17
	Cord prolapse	1	0.58
Placental causes (n = 28) (16.37%)	Abruptio placenta	27	15.79
	Placenta previa	1	0.58
Maternal conditions (n = 42) (24.56%)	Hypertensive disorder	33	19.3
	Preeclampsia	26	15.2
	Eclampsia	6	3.51
	Chronic hypertension	1	0.58
	Diabetes	7	4.09
Unknown		16	9.36
Total	171	100
Associated perinatal	Small for gestational age	30	17.54
	Multiple pregnancies	2	1.17
Associated maternal	Anemia	77	45.03
	Oligohydramnios	30	17.54