Clinical characteristics of newborns
| Characteristics | Stillbirths (n=12) | Dead after delivery (n=16) | P value |
| Causes of death | 0.313* | ||
| Major malformation, n (%) | 5 (17.86) | 11 (39.28) | |
| Fetal distress, n (%) | 2 (7.14) | 1 (3.57) | |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.57) | |
| Unknown or others, n (%) | 7 (58.3) | 3 (18.75) | |
| Gestational age (weeks), average (SD) | 33.1 (17.53) | 35.2 (19.8) | 0.252† |
| Birth weight (g), average (SD) | 1237.5 (2770) | 1935 (3175) | 0.252† |
| Birth weight centile, average (SD)‡ | 36.1 (39.2) | 32.9 (32.6) | 0.840† |
| Sex | 0.215* | ||
| Male, n (%) | 6 (21.43) | 3 (10.71) | |
| Female, n (%) | 5 (17.86) | 11 (39.28) | |
| Undetermined, n (%) | 1 (3.57) | 2 (7.14) |
*χ2 test.
†Mann-Whitney test.
‡According to the Intergrowth 21st standard for gestational age ≥24 weeks.24