Table 1 Represents the antepartum risk factors of birth asphyxia in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan 2013

1

Age of mother

<20 years

17 (13.8%)

21 (17.9%)

Reference

0.06

3.33

20-25 years

76 (61.8%)

59 (50.4%)

0.07-1.21

0.09

0.30

25-30 years

27 (22.0%)

27 (23.1%)

0.15-1.51

0.30

0.14

30-35 years

3 (2.4%)

10 (8.5%)

0.67-0.95

0.04

0.25

2

Was mother a booked case?

Yes

58(37.9%)

95 (62.1%)

0.11-0.37

<0.01

0.20

No

65(74.7%)

22 (25.3%)

3

Did the mother suffer from any of these conditions during pregnancy?

a) Maternal hypertension

Yes

14 (11.4%)

10 (8.5%)

0.58-3.52

0.46

1.37

No

109 (88.6%)

107 (91.5%)

b) Gestational diabetes

Yes

8 (6.5%)

2 (1.7%)

0.831

0.06

4.00

No

115 (93.5%)

115 (98.3%)

19.24

c) Anemia

Yes

59 (48%)

44 (37.6%

0.91-2.55

0.10

1.52

No

64 (52%)

73 (62.4%)

d) ante partum hemorrhage

Yes

4 (3.3%)

1 (0.9%)

0.42-35.40

0.19

3.89

No

119 (96.7%))

116 (99.1%)

Pre-eclampsia

Yes

7 (5.7%)

0

0.90-0.98

<0.01

0.94

No

116 (94.3%)

116

f) Diabetes mellitus

Yes

5 (4.1%)

5 (4.3%)

0.268-3.367

0.936

0.94

No

118 (95.9%)

112 (95.7%)

g) Placenta pravia

Yes

6 (4.9%)

1 (0.9%)

0.705-50.184

0.064

5.94

No

117 (95.1%)

116 (99.1%)