Table 4 Pregnancy care attendance and outcomes among women from West African non-HSC and HSC
Attendance and outcomes (categorical) | Non-HSC group (%) | HSC group (%) | χ 2p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Late first pregnancy care visit (>2008, 3 missing data) | 17/22 (77.3) | 19/24 (79.2) | 1.00 |
Poor/no pregnancy care attendance | 3 (4.9) | 1 (2.2) | 0.64 |
Gestational diabetes mellitus | 2 (3.3) | 1 (2.2) | 1.00 |
Pre-eclampsia | 3 (4.9) | 0 | Â |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 6 (9.8) | 0 | Â |
Unplanned birth before hospital arrival | 1 (1.6) | 0 | Â |
Non-cephalic presentation | 5 (8.3) | 1 (2.2) | 0.23 |
Induced labour (ex 22 cases of no labour) | 7/42 (16.7) | 6/42 (14.3) | 0.76 |
Analgesia in labour (>2008, ex no labour) | 12/14 (85.7) | 17/24 (70.8) | 0.44 |
Caesarean section | 26 (42.6) | 10 (22.2) | 0.03 |
Assisted vaginal birth (vaginal births) | 2/35 (5.7) | 2/35 (5.7) | 1.00 |
Episiotomy (vaginal births) | 4/35 (11.4) | 5/35 (14.3) | 1.00 |
3rd/4th degree tears (vaginal births) | 1/35 (2.9) | 1/35 (2.9) | 1.00 |
Postpartum haemorrhage | 2 (3.3) | 0 | Â |
Preterm birth | 8 (13.1) | 3 (6.7) | 0.35 |
Foetal abnormality | 1 (1.6) | 0 | Â |
Stillbirth | 1 (1.6) | 2 (4.4) | 0.57 |
Low birth weighte | 6/60 (10.0) | 0/43 | Â |
Apgar score <7e (5Â min) | 2/60 (3.3) | 0/43 | Â |
Admission to special or intensive neonatal care unitse | 13/60 (21.7) | 5/43 (11.6) | 0.19 |
Pregnancy outcomes (continuous) | Non-HSC | HSC | p-value |
Median (IQ) maternal length of stay (days) | 2.9 (2.0) | 2.2 (2.1) | 0.07 |
Median (IQR) neonatal length of stay (days) | 2.9 (2.2) | 2.1 (2.2) | 0.06 |
Median (IQR) gestation at birth (weeks) | 39.0 (2.2) n = 60 | 39.3 (1.5) n = 43 | 0.43 |
Mean ± SD birth weighte (grams) | 3275.3 (±703.0) n = 60 | 3375.3 (±443.3) n = 43 | 0.41 |