Observed rates of stillbirth per 10 000 births by deprivation tenth and year of delivery and estimated change in mortality over time (based on Poisson regression model) with 95% CIs
| 2000–2003 | 2004–2007 | Change in mortality from 2000–2003 to 2004–2007 | ||
| Absolute change per 10 000 births | Relative change (%) | |||
| All stillbirths, N=20 433 | ||||
| Least deprived | 29.3 (28.1 to 30.5) | 29.3 (26.0 to 32.9) | −0.3 (−2.0 to 1.4) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.0) |
| Most deprived | 61.9 (59.9 to 64.0) | 61.2 (59.3 to 63.2) | −0.7 (−3.5 to 2.2) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.0) |
| Cause-specific stillbirths | ||||
| Congenital anomalies, N=1667 (8.1%) | ||||
| Least deprived | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.4) | 1.7 (1.1 to 2.6) | −0.1 (−0.5 to 0.4) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) |
| Most deprived | 6.3 (5.6 to 7.0) | 5.2 (4.6 to 5.8) | −1.1 (−2.0 to −0.2) | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) |
| Pre-eclampsia, N=894 (4.0%) | ||||
| Least deprived | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.7) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.5) | −0.2 (−0.6 to 0.2) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
| Most deprived | 2.8 (2.4 to 3.3) | 2.4 (2.1 to 2.9) | −0.4 (−1.0 to 0.2) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
| Antepartum haemorrhage, N=2773 (14.0%) | ||||
| Least deprived | 3.3 (2.9 to 3.7) | 3.1 (2.2 to 4.3) | −0.2 (−0.7 to 0.3) | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) |
| Most deprived | 10.5 (9.7 to 11.4) | 9.2 (8.5 to 10.1) | −1.2 (−2.4 to −0.1) | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) |
| Mechanical, N=512 (2.5%) | ||||
| Least deprived | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.4) | 0.2 (−0.2 to 0.5) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.6) |
| Most deprived | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.6) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | −0.2 (−0.5 to 0.2) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) |
| Maternal disorder, N=1946 (9.5%) | ||||
| Least deprived | 2.5 (2.2 to 2.8) | 2.2 (1.5 to 3.2) | 0.5 (−0.03 to 1.0) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) |
| Most deprived | 5.9 (5.3 to 6.6) | 6.1 (5.5 to 6.7) | 0.2 (−0.7 to 1.1) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.2) |
| Unknown antepartum SGA, N=4554 (22.3%) | ||||
| Least deprived | 6.0 (5.5 to 6.6) | 6.1 (4.7 to 7.8) | −0.2 (−0.9 to 0.6) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) |
| Most deprived | 14.9 (13.9 to 16.0) | 14.7 (13.7 to 15.7) | −0.2 (−1.6 to 1.2) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) |
| Unknown antepartum not SGA, N=8087 (39.6%) | ||||
| Least deprived | 13.5 (12.6 to 14.3) | 15.2 (12.7 to 18.3) | −0.3 (−1.5 to 0.8) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) |
| Most deprived | 20.9 (19.7 to 22.1) | 23 (21.9 to 24.2) | 2.1 (0.5 to 3.8) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2) |
SGA, small for gestational age.