Research Article

Previous Preterm Birth and Current Maternal Complications as a Risk Factor of Subsequent Stillbirth

Table 2

Rates of pregnancy and labor complications experienced during the second pregnancy within the study population.

Rates expressed per 1,000Stillbirth
()
Live birth
()
valuea

Previous preterm 34094 (26.70)18031 (14.12)<0.0001
Uterine bleeding39483 (30.92)6679 (5.23)<0.0001
Eclampsia2184 (1.71)894 (0.70)<0.0001
Placenta previa8160 (6.39)3908 (3.06)<0.0001
Placenta abruption96714 (75.74)8186 (6.41)<0.0001
Chronic hypertension20840 (16.32)8939 (7.00)<0.0001
Other forms of diabetes17200 (13.47)22181 (17.37)0.005
Insulin-dependent diabetes13702 (10.73)6896 (5.40)<0.0001
Preeclampsia43569 (34.12)43071 (33.73)0.840
Acute/chronic lung disease10931 (8.56)9296 (7.28)0.160
Genital herpes5976 (4.68)9616 (7.53)0.002
Hydramnios/oligohydramnios50273 (39.37)16025 (12.55)<0.0001
Renal disease4955 (3.88)2503 (1.96)<0.0001
Anemia24926 (19.52)16013 (12.54)<0.0001

Significant values are in bold font. values of 0.05 or less were considered significant.