Care seeking at time of childbirth, and maternal and perinatal mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh
Carine Ronsmans, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury, Marge Koblinsky & Anisuddin Ahmed
Volume 88, Number 4, April 2010, 289-296
Table 4. Stillbirths by year of birth and highest level of care at pregnancy termination, birth or death, Matlab, Bangladesh, 1987–2005
| Year of birth | No skilled obstetric care |
Basic obstetric care only |
Comprehensive obstetric care |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of births | Stillbirth ratea (95% CI) | % of births | Stillbirth ratea (95% CI) | % of births | Stillbirth ratea (95% CI) | |||
| 1987–1991 | 88.8 | 3015 (2732–3320) | 9.0 | 4170 (3166–5390) | 2.2 | 13 873 (10 229–18 393) | ||
| 1992–1996 | 80.5 | 2427 (2142–2740) | 15.2 | 3818 (3018–4765) | 4.3 | 15 210 (12 182–18 761) | ||
| 1997–2001 | 74.1 | 2456 (2163–2778) | 21.8 | 3297 (2683–4010) | 4.1 | 14 186 (11 265–17 631) | ||
| 2002–2005 | 56.8 | 1766 (1455–2123) | 33.8 | 2283 (1828–2816) | 9.3 | 7 612 (6 036–9 474) | ||
| Yearly trend | – | 0.97 (0.96–0.98) | – | 0.96 (0.94–0.98) | – | 0.95 (0.93–0.97) | ||
CI, confidence interval.
a Stillbirths per 100 000 births.