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Table 4 Birthweight reporting for neonatal deaths, stillbirths and children surviving neonatal period (n = 15,579)

From: Stillbirth outcome capture and classification in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study

 

Overall number of babies includeda

Mother reported baby weighed at birth (%)

% of babies weighed with reported birthweight

Overall mean birthweight (kg) (95%CI)

Low birthweight n (%)b

Children surviving neonatal period

12,618

58.1

83.5

3.08 (3.06–3.10)

775 (12.7)

Neonatal deaths

1527

45.9

74.5

2.92 (2.83–3.01)

151 (28.9)

Late gestation stillbirths

1027

15.9

87.2

3.26 (3.10–3.43)

29 (20.3)

Early gestation stillbirths

407

6.1

76.0

3.04 (2.39–3.68)

7 (36.8)

Overall stillbirths

1434

13.2

85.7

3.24 (3.07–3.40)

36 (22.2)

  1. aData are missing for 2 children surviving neonatal period, 1 neonatal death, 6 late gestation stillbirth and 3 early gestation stillbirth
  2. bPercentage of babies with a birthweight whose birthweight is <2500 g
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