Variables | Severe maternal morbidity (n = 352) | Non-severe maternal morbidity (n = 352) | ||||||
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 | mean | (SDa) | n | (%) | mean | (SDa) | n | (%) |
Past and present obstetric history | ||||||||
Number of children | 2.1 | (2.33) | Â | Â | 1.7 | (1.80) | Â | Â |
Parity | 3.0 | (2.29) | Â | Â | 2.7 | (1.81) | Â | Â |
Gestational age at booking (week) | Â | Â | 13.1 | (5.65) | Â | Â | 13.0 | (4.98) |
Booking | ||||||||
 Early (≤12 weeks) |  |  | 190 | (54.0) |  |  | 186 | (52.8) |
 Late (>12 weeks) |  |  | 162 | (46.0) |  |  | 166 | (47.2) |
Birth spacing (year)b | Â | Â | 4.6 | (3.04) | Â | Â | 3.8 | (2.27) |
BMI at booking (kg/m2) | ||||||||
 Normal |  |  | 116 | (33.0) |  |  | 157 | (44.6) |
 Underweight |  |  | 20 | (5.7) |  |  | 47 | (13.4) |
 Overweight |  |  | 105 | (29.8) |  |  | 90 | (25.6) |
 Obese |  |  | 111 | (31.5) |  |  | 58 | (16.5) |
Antenatal care visits | ||||||||
 Optimum (≥8 visits) |  |  | 313 | (88.9) |  |  | 334 | (94.9) |
 Suboptimum (<7 visits) |  |  | 39 | (11.1) |  |  | 18 | (5.1) |
h/o caesarean section | ||||||||
 Absent |  |  | 266 | (75.6) |  |  | 305 | (86.6) |
 Present |  |  | 86 | (24.4) |  |  | 47 | (13.4) |
Past pregnancy complications | ||||||||
 Absent |  |  | 269 | (76.4) |  |  | 314 | (89.2) |
 Present |  |  | 83 | (23.6) |  |  | 38 | (10.8) |
Period of gestation | ||||||||
 Term (≥37 weeks) |  |  | 253 | (71.9) |  |  | 334 | (94.9) |
 Preterm (<37 weeks) |  |  | 99 | (28.1) |  |  | 18 | (5.1) |
Mode of delivery | ||||||||
 vaginal |  |  | 77 | (21.9) |  |  | 263 | (74.7) |
 caesarean section |  |  | 275 | (78.1) |  |  | 89 | (25.3) |
Colour code | ||||||||
 White |  |  | 18 | (5.1) |  |  | 51 | (14.5) |
 Green |  |  | 255 | (72.4) |  |  | 261 | (74.1) |
 Yellow |  |  | 65 | (18.5) |  |  | 37 | (10.5) |
 Red |  |  | 14 | (4.0) |  |  | 3 | (0.9) |
Fetal sex | ||||||||
 Boy |  |  | 178 | (50.6) |  |  | 190 | (54.0) |
 Girl |  |  | 173 | (49.1) |  |  | 162 | (46.0) |
 Ambigous |  |  | 1 | (0.3) |  |  | 0 | (0.0) |
Fetal viability | ||||||||
 Alive |  |  | 340 | (96.6) |  |  | 350 | (99.4) |
 Dead |  |  | 12 | (3.4) |  |  | 2 | (0.6) |
Multiple births | ||||||||
 No |  |  | 343 | (97.4) |  |  | 352 | (100.0) |
 Yes |  |  | 9 | (2.6) |  |  | 0 | (0.0) |