High-volume month August 2017
Low-volume month November 2017
RR (95% CI)
Perinatal deaths Of all births
(n=1034)
(n=436)
n (per 1000 total births) n (per 1000 total births)
Stillbirths, in total 34 (32.9) 19 (43.6) 0.76 (0.44-1.32)
Missing information 0(-) 0 (-)
Intra-hospital stillbirths** 10 (9.7) 1 (2.3) 4.22 (0.54-32.84)
Missing information 0 (-) 2 (-)
Perinatal deaths Of all live births
(n=1000)
(n=417)
n (per 1000 live births) n (per 1000 live births)
Intra-hospital neonatal deaths 6 (6.0) 7 (16.8) 0.36 (0.12-1.06)
Missing information 0 (-) 0 (-)
Perinatal outcomes of all births in sample selected for in depth quality audit (n=365) (n=340)
n (%) n (%)
Birthweights
<1500 gram 11 (3.1) 9 (2.7) 1.13 (0.47-2.69)
1500-2499 gram 70 (19.4) 62 (18.3) 1.04 (0.77 – 1.42)
≥ 2500 gram 279 (77.5) 267 (79.0) 0.99 (0.91 – 1.07)
Information missing 5 (-) 2(-)
Congenital malformations*
Congenital malformation observed during admission 3 (0.8) 3 (0.9) 0.92 (0.19-4.51)
No malformations observed 362 (99.2) 333 (99.1) 1.01 (0.91-1.12)
Information missing 0 (-) 4 (-)
n (per 1000 total births) n (per 1000 total births)
Perinatal deaths during admission
Stillbirths, in total 16 (43.8) 13 (38.2) 1.15 (0. 56-2.35)
Information missing 0 (-) 0 (-)
Intra-hospital stillbirths** 5 (13.7) 1 (3.0) 4.63 (0.54-39.43)
Information missing 0 (-) 2 (-)
(n=349) n (per 1000 live births) (n=327) n (per 1000 live births)
Apgar score 1-6 at 5 minutes 18 (51.6) 18(55.2) 0.93 (0.49-1.76)
Information missing 0 (-) 1 (-)
Intra-hospital neonatal deaths 5 (14.3) 7 (21.4) 0.67(0.21-2.09)
Information missing 0 (-) 0 (-)
*In total, 5 of the congenital malformations were not further described. One was a cleft palate. **Stillborn babies with positive foetal heart rate upon admission. *In total, 5 of the congenital malformations were not further described. One was a cleft palate. **Stillborn babies with positive foetal heart rate upon admission. *In total, 5 of the congenital malformations were not further described. One was a cleft palate. **Stillborn babies with positive foetal heart rate upon admission. *In total, 5 of the congenital malformations were not further described. One was a cleft palate. **Stillborn babies with positive foetal heart rate upon admission.