Research Article
Baird-Pattinson Aetiological Classification and Phases of Delay Contributing to Stillbirths in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
Table 2
Baird-Pattinson classification of causes of fetal death,
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| Cause | Frequency (%) |
| Antepartum hemorrhage | 20 (11.2) | Unexplained intrapartum fetal death | 28 (15.7) | Spontaneous Preterm labour | 5 (2.8) | Intrapartum related | 46 (25.9) | Infection | 5 (2.8) | Fetal abnormalities | 12 (6.7) | Hypertensive disorders | 31 (17.4) | Maternal diseases | 6 (3.4) | Intrauterine growth restriction | 1 (0.6) | Unknown | 24 (13.5) |
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