Table 5.5: Stillbirths in major RECODE groups, West Midlands 1998 -2003

Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004

		Number and percentage of yearly deaths
Major ReCoDe group		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Total
Congenital anomalies	No	56	62	45	61	63	61	348
	%	15.2	15.3	12.5	17.8	16.2	15.5	15.4
Infection	No	15	10	7	11	14	11	68
	%	4.1	2.5	1.9	3.2	3.6	2.8	3.0
Fetal growth restriction	No	170	157	161	147	160	154	949
	%	46.2	38.8	44.6	43.0	41.2	39.1	42.0
Umbilical cord	No	11	13	12	12	11	14	73
	%	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.5	2.8	3.6	3.2
Placenta	No	34	39	43	18	35	32	201
	%	9.2	9.6	11.9	5.3	9.0	8.1	8.9
Maternal conditions	No	9	14	7	18	15	11	74
	%	2.4	3.5	1.9	5.3	3.9	2.8	3.3
Intrapartum asphyxia	No	14	14	9	10	13	14	74
	%	3.8	3.5	2.5	2.9	3.4	3.6	3.3
Miscellaneous	No	14	29	15	19	11	17	105
	%	3.8	7.2	4.2	5.6	2.8	4.3	4.7
Unclassified/Unknown	No	45	67	62	46	66	80	366
	%	12.2	16.5	17.2	13.5	17.0	20.3	16.2
Total	No	368	405	361	342	388	394	2258