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Table 3 frequency of stillbirths and perinatal deaths in induced and not induced groups

From: Unmet need for induction of labor in Africa: secondary analysis from the 2004 - 2005 WHO Global Maternal and Perinatal Health Survey (A cross-sectional survey)

Category

N

Stillbirths

Perinatal deaths

  

N

%

N

%

Induced

Selected medical complications induced at ≥ 37 weeks

2776

66

2.4

88

3.2

Not Induced

Selected medical complications at ≥ 37 weeks with spontaneous labor onset

2384

133

5.6

164

6.9

Pregnancies > 41 weeks with spontaneous labor onset

3397

59

1.7

77

2.3

Pregnancies with no known medical complications at ≥ 42 weeks with spontaneous labor onset

1838

62

2.2

83

4.5

Medical complications and IUFD at ≥ 28 weeks

109

109

-

109

-

Pregnancies with medical complications between 28 and 36 weeks ending as fresh or macerated stillbirths

268

268

-

268

-

Total (Not Induced)

7996

626

7.8

701

8.8

  1. IUFD – Intra-uterine fetal death.