Primary causes of perinatal deaths for the pre-implementation (n=5047) and post-implementation period (n=2486)
| Primary cause of death | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | ||
| n (%) | Per 1000 births | n (%) | Per 1000 births | |
| Intrapartum asphyxia | 1246 (24.7) | 5.6 | 568 (22.8) | 5.0 |
| Unexplained intrauterine death | 1233 (24.4) | 5.6 | 608 (24.5) | 5.3 |
| Hypertensive disorders | 968 (19.2) | 4.4 | 470 (18.9) | 4.1 |
| Antepartum haemorrhage | 587 (11.6) | 2.7 | 302 (12.1) | 2.6 |
| Abruptio placentae | 426 (8.4) | 1.9 | 145 (5.8) | 1.3 |
| Spontaneous preterm labour | 451 (8.9) | 2.0 | 221 (8.9) | 1.9 |
| Fetal abnormality | 273 (5.4) | 1.2 | 156 (6.3) | 1.4 |
| Intrauterine growth restriction | 79 (1.6) | 0.4 | 55 (2.2) | 0.5 |
| Maternal disease | 75 (1.5) | 0.3 | 37 (1.5) | 0.3 |
| Infections | 50 (1.0) | 0.2 | 31 (1.2) | 0.3 |
| Other | 85 (1.7) | 0.4 | 38 (1.5) | 0.3 |