Table 1 Characteristics of infants born at a tertiary hospital facility during the “Cash and Carry” and national health insurance scheme (NHIS) systems in Northern Region
Variables | Cash & Carry period | NHIS period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | |||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
Annual births(N): | 363 | 1223 | 1196 | 1175 | 1100 | 1109 | 1046 | 1100 |
Mother's age | ||||||||
< 18 | 2(1) | 19(2) | 17(1) | 14(1) | 16(2) | 10(1) | 10(1) | 6(1) |
18–24 | 124(34) | 401(33) | 414(35) | 374(32) | 333(30) | 344(31) | 293(28) | 321(29) |
25–34 | 186(51) | 628(51) | 573(48) | 616(52) | 597(54) | 578(52) | 606(58) | 626(57) |
≥ 35 | 51(14) | 175(14) | 192(16) | 171(15) | 154(14) | 177(16) | 137(13) | 147(13) |
Parity | ||||||||
None | 122(34) | 411(34) | 448(37) | 406(35) | 388(35) | 358(32) | 347(33) | 376(34) |
One | 67(18) | 245(21) | 222(19) | 237(20) | 222(20) | 224(20) | 221(21) | 220(20) |
Two | 50(14) | 177(15) | 169(14) | 178(15) | 185(17) | 192(17) | 176(17) | 192(17) |
Three | 31(9) | 155(13) | 137(12) | 146(13) | 134(12) | 120(11) | 120(11) | 151(14) |
Four-plus | 54(15) | 209(17) | 219(18) | 198(17) | 170(15) | 214(19) | 165(16) | 154(15) |
Type of birth | ||||||||
Caesarean | 39(11) | 148(12) | 167(14) | 209(18) | 198(18) | 199(18) | 218(21) | 250(23) |
Vaginal | 324(89) | 1075(88) | 1029(86) | 966(82) | 902(82) | 910(82) | 828(79) | 850(77) |
Nature of birth | ||||||||
Singleton | 335(92) | 1117(91) | 1084(91) | 1079(92) | 994(90) | 1013(91) | 964(92) | 974(89) |
Twin | 28(8) | 106(9) | 112(9) | 96(8) | 106(10) | 96(9) | 82(8) | 126(11) |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 204(56) | 667(55) | 625(52) | 637(54) | 575(52) | 571(51) | 561(54) | 553(50) |
Female | 159(44) | 556(45) | 571(48) | 538(46) | 525(48) | 538(49) | 485(46) | 547(50) |
Blood loss after delivery | ||||||||
< 200 | 281(77) | 170(14) | 137(11) | 127(11) | 209(20) | 209(19) | 312(20) | 343(31) |
200–250 | 13(4) | 338(28) | 574(48) | 574(49) | 304(28) | 446(40) | 299(29) | 274(25) |
≥ 250 | 3(1) | 477(39) | 257(21) | 208(18) | 65(6) | 47(4) | 258(25) | 65(6) |
Fetal heart rate | ||||||||
< 130 | 8(2) | 45(4) | 124(10) | 143(12) | 111(10) | 134(12) | 77(7) | 69(6) |
130–140 | 215(59) | 751(61) | 711(59) | 714(61) | 709(64) | 610(55) | 707(68) | 692(63) |
≥ 140 | 25(7) | 82(7) | 95(8) | 107(9) | 51(5) | 129(12) | 43(4) | 112(10) |