Effect of Townsend (deprivation) score on the causes of stillbirth and infant death
|
Number of deaths |
Magnitude of effect (%) (95% CI) | Increase in mortality rate over range (%) (95% CI) | p value | |
| Sudden infant death | 165 | 18.7 (14.2, 23.3) | 307 (197, 456) | 0.0001 |
| Specific conditions and accidental deaths | 152 | 6.5 (1.6, 11.4) | 68 (14, 142) | 0.0079 |
| Infection | 143 | 6.3 (1.2, 11.3) | 65 (10, 140) | 0.0131 |
| Unexplained death prior to onset of labour | 699 | 4.7 (2.4,7) | 46 (21, 74) | 0.0001 |
| Death prior to onset of labour associated with placental abruption | 176 | 4.2 (−0.41, 8.8) | 40 (−3, 100) | 0.0677 |
| Congenital anomaly | 382 | 2.4 (−0.76, 5.6) | 21 (−6, 56) | 0.1301 |
| Conditions consequent on preterm birth | 478 | 1.6 (−1.2, 4.5) | 14 (−10, 43) | 0.2486 |
| Intrapartum events | 171 | 1.1 (−3.7, 5.9) | 9 (−35, 60) | 0.6369 |