Baird-Pattinson Aetiological Classification and Phases of Delay Contributing to Stillbirths in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

Table 3

Events potentially contributing to stillbirth.

Events	Stillbirth group ()	Control group ()	value
Before presenting in tertiary hospital
Delay in seeking medical help	68 (38.2)	14 (3.9)	0.001
Delay in transfer from referring hospital	9 (5.1)	8 (2.2)	0.081
Injection of bolus oxytocin during labour by referring hospital/mission house	2 (1.1)	4 (1.1)	>0.999
After presenting in tertiary hospital
Delay in receiving treatment at the tertiary hospital	26 (14.6)	0 (0)	0.001
Wrong diagnosis	10 (5.6)	2 (0.6)	0.001
Inadequate intrapartum monitoring	20 (11.2)	1 (0.3)	0.001
Inappropriate clinical management	18 (10.1)	3 (0.8)	0.001

Significant at .