Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and near miss (NM)
Characteristic | SMM/NM | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present | Absent | ||||
(n = 400) | (n = 1888) | ||||
Age in years (mean/SD) | 25.4 | 7.1 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 0.001 |
Schooling in years (mean/SD) | 8.2 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.24 |
Number of pregnancies (Median/IQR) | 2.0 | 1-3 | 2.0 | 1-3 | 0.18 |
Number of deliveries (Median/IQR) | 1.0 | 0-2 | 1.0 | 0-2 | 0.12 |
Gestational age at admission in weeks (mean/SD) | 35.4 | 6.1 | 35.7 | 8.3 | 0.43 |
Gestational age at delivery in weeks (mean/SD) | 36.5 | 5.7 | 36.1 | 8.1 | 0.38 |
Number of prenatal visits (Median/IQR) | 6.0 | 4-8 | 6.0 | 5-8 | 0.22 |
Birth weight in grams (mean/SD) | 2.811 | 855.8 | 3.130 | 586.6 | <0.0001 |