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Table 3 Fetal related factors of study participants in Hawassa University comprehensive Specialized referral Hospital, Hawassa Sidama 2019

From: Determinants of stillbirths among women who gave birth at Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia 2019: a case-control study

Variables

Category

Cases

N (%)

Controls

N (%)

P-value

Fetal status at admission

Normal

38 (35.8)

224 (70.4)

0.0001

In distress

68 (64.2)

94 (29.6)

Cord prolapsed

Yes

10 (9.4)

9 (2.8)

0.004

No

96 (90.6)

309 (97.2)

Congenital anomalies

Yes

21 (19.8)

16 (5.0)

0.0003

No

85 (80.2)

302 (95.0)

Gestational age

< 37 weeks

36 (34.0)

65 (20.4)

0.014

37 to 42

51 (48.1)

195 (61.3)

> 42 weeks

19 (17.9)

58 (18.2)

Fetal birth weight

LBW

34 (32.1)

52 (16.4)

0.002

NBW

61 (57.5)

235 (73.9)

Macrosomia

11 (10.4)

31 (9.7)

Fetal presentation

Cephalic

73 (68.9)

203 (63.8)

0.347

Non-cephalic

33 (31.1)

115 (36.2)

Fetal sex

Female

59 (55.7)

188 (59.1)

0.532

Male

47 (44.3)

130 (40.9)

  1. Notes: N Number while, (%) represents a percent. LBW Low birth weight, NBW Normal birth weight