Table 1 Maternal, pregnancy, and childbirth characteristics for the cases of perinatal deaths at two hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda July 2012–May 2013
Characteristics | Perinatal deaths | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Residence | ||
Urban | 225 | 90 |
Rural | 25 | 10 |
Maternal education | ||
Secondary or higher | 91 | 36 |
Primary | 142 | 57 |
No formal education | 17 | 7 |
Marital status | ||
Living with partner | 206 | 82 |
Living without partner | 44 | 18 |
Maternal age at childbirth (years) | ||
< 20 | 14 | 6 |
20 − 34 | 182 | 73 |
> 34 | 54 | 21 |
Parity | ||
0 | 106 | 42 |
1 − 4 | 125 | 50 |
> 4 | 19 | 8 |
Gestational age (weeks) | ||
22 − 27 | 40 | 16 |
28 − 33 | 63 | 25 |
34 − 36 | 31 | 12 |
> 36 | 116 | 47 |
Antenatal visits | ||
0 | 15 | 6 |
1 − 3 | 188 | 75 |
> 3 | 47 | 19 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 170 | 68 |
Caesarean section | 76 | 30 |
Vacuum-assisted delivery | 4 | 2 |