Table 2 Pregnancy, birth, postpartum care related characteristics of women, East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 760)

Pregnancy plan

Yes

673

88.5

Pregnancy was supported

Yes

744

97.9

Number of births (parity)

Median 2 ± 2

Primiparous

310

40.8

Multiparous

409

53.8

Grand multiparous

41

5.4

Previous history of stillbirth

Yes

51

6.7

Pregnancy complication

Yes

76

10.0

Causes of pregnancy complications (n = 76)

Hypertensive disorder

24

31.6

Antepartum haemorrhage

10

13.2

Premature rupture of membrane

15

19.7

Others antepartum complications^a

22

28.9

Postpartum haemorrhage

5

6.6

Received antenatal care

Yes

759

99.9

Health facility where antenatal care received (n = 759)

Health centre

359

47.3

Hospital

380

50.1

Private clinic

17

2.2

Health post

3

0.4

Gestational age at first ANC (weeks) (n = 759)

Median 16 ± 8

First trimester

305

40.2

Second trimester

438

57.7

Third trimester

16

2.1

Number of antenatal cares received (n = 759)

One-three

260

34.3

Four above

499

65.7

Place of birth

Health centre

116

15.3

Hospital

596

78.4

Private clinic

13

1.7

Home

34

4.5

On the way to health centre

1

Skilled assistance at birth (SAB)

Yes

725

95.4

Four + ANC and SAB

484

63.7

Mode of birth

Spontaneous vaginal birth

564

74.2

Operative vaginal birth

92

12.1

Caesarean section

104

13.7

Time of birth

Day

478

62.9

Night

282

37.1

Day of birth

Weekday

477

62.8

Weekend

283

37.2

Postnatal care (PNC)

PNC within 24 h of birth

719

94.6

PNC on the third day of birth to seven days

136

17.9

PNC between 7–14 days of birth

27

3.5

PNC on six weeks of birth

5

0.7