International Classification of Diseases-PM tabulation of cause of death and maternal condition separated by timing of death at the National Referral Hospital over a 2-year period of 2017–2018 for all cases of stillbirth where cause was documented (n=198)
Maternal condition | M1: Complications of placenta, cord and membranes | M2: Maternal complications of pregnancy | M3: Other complications of labour and delivery | M4: Maternal medical and surgical conditions | M5: No maternal condition | Other | Total (%) |
Antepartum death | |||||||
A1: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 (4.7) |
A2: Infection | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 19 (11.2) |
A3: Antepartum hypoxia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 (11.2) |
A4: Other specified antepartum disorder | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 (7.6) |
A5: Disorders related to fetal growth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 43 (25.3) |
A6: Fetal death of unspecified cause | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 4 | 68 (40) |
Total (%) | 19 (11.2) | 7 (4.1) | 0 | 50 (29.4) | 90 (52.9) | 4 (2.4) | 170 (85.9) |
Intrapartum death | |||||||
I1: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 (14.3) |
I2: Birth trauma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (3.6) |
I3: Acute intrapartum event | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 (46.4) |
I4: Infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.6) |
I5: Other specified intrapartum disorder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I6: Disorders related to fetal growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 (17.9) |
I7: Intrapartum death of unspecified cause | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 (14.3) |
Total (%) | 3 (10.7) | 0 | 3 (10.7) | 3 (10.7) | 19 (67.9) | 0 | 28 (14.1) |