Results
There were one hundred and one (101) live births and eleven (11)
stillbirths. Of the 101 live births, two (2) of the cord bloods were CT
DNA positive whereas nine (9) of the eleven (11) stillbirths were cord
blood positive for CT DNA. The two (2) neonates with cord blood positive
for CT DNA developed early onset neonatal sepsis. There is therefore, a
strong evidence that trans-placental CT infection is associated with
stillbirth P< 0.001; OR, 38.5 ; 95% CI (6.91 – 412.3).