Table 4 Health outcomes for infants who were born by caesarean section (as percentage of caesarean born babies)
| Â | Indonesia | Â | Â | Malaysia | Â | Â | The Philippines | Â | Â | Thailand | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Overall | Tertiary | District | Overall | Tertiary 1 | Tertiary 2 | Overall | Tertiary 1 | Tertiary 2 | Overall | Regional | University | Provincial |
| Â | n = 628 | n = 294 | n = 334 | n = 465 | n = 272 | n = 193 | n = 479 | n = 126 | n = 353 | n = 1074 | n = 342 | n = 342 | n = 390 |
Stillbirth # | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Babies born alive who died # | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Total deaths # | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) * | 38.8 (2.2) | 38.3 (2.7) | 39.2 (1.4) | 37.9 (2.0) | 37.8 (2.2) | 38.3 (1.7) | 37.8 (2.1) | 38.1 (1.5) | 37.7 (2.2) | 38.3 (2.2) | 37.9 (2.3) | 38.1 (2.3) | 38.8 (2.0) |
Gestational age at birth < 37 weeks | 10 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
Birth weight (kg) * | 2.97 (0.65) | 2.87 (0.74) | 3.01 (0.56) | 3.02 (0.70) | 3.0 (0.71) | 3.05 (0.69) | 2.8 (0.60) | 2.89 (0.48) | 2.76 (0.63) | 3.06 (0.60) | 3.0 (0.58) | 3.1 (0.63) | 3.13 (0.57) |
very low birth weight (< 1500 g) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
low birth weight (1500–2499 g) | 16 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
normal (2500–4499 g) | 77 | 70 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 85 | 71 | 84 | 79 | 86 | 87 |
macrosomia (≥ 4000 g) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Resuscitation | 43 | 40 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 60 | 21 | 57 | 97 |
Apgar score < 7 at 1 min § | 35 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Apgar score < 7 at 5 min § | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |