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Table 1 Maternal and obstetric characteristics

From: The third delay: understanding waiting time for obstetric referrals at a large regional hospital in Ghana

Variable

Number (%) observed

Mean

S.D.

Min

Max

Maternal age (yr)

1066 (99)

28.1

5.7

15

46

Maternal heart rate

702 (65)

    

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

950 (88)

123

25.3

0

220

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

950 (88)

77

16.2

0

140

Temperature (°C)

791 (73)

36.6

0.94

30

40.5

Gravidy

1047 (97)

2.6

1.6

1

13

Parity

1040 (96)

1.4

1.5

0

8

Gestational age (wk)

1000 (93)

39 + 1

24.7

24 + 0

49 + 0

Fundal Height (cm)

954 (88)

37.1

3.72

22

57

Uterine contractions

118 (11)

    

Cervical examination (cm)

941 (87)

4.1

2.6

0

10

Fetal heart rate (beats/min)

912 (84)

    

Membrane status

926 (86)

    

Presentation

1017 (94)