Table 4 Comparison of fetal outcomes between grand multiparous deliveries and deliveries of lesser parity, Oku Health District, 2009–2016
From: Grand multiparity in rural Cameroon: prevalence and adverse maternal and fetal delivery outcomes
Outcome | Grand multiparity | OR (95% CI) | p – value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n = 474 | No, n = 1281 | (73.0%) | ||
Birthweight (BW) | ||||
Low BW, n (%) | 47 (10.1) | 122 (9.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 0.712 |
Normal BW, n (%) | 383 (82.6) | 1071 (84.9) | 1 | |
High BW, n (%) | 34 (7.3) | 68 (5.4) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) | |
Neonatal asphyxia (5th min Apgar) | ||||
Yes, n (%) | 9 (2.0) | 45 (3.6) | 0.5 (0.3–1.1) | 0.117 |
No, n (%) | 465 (98.0) | 1236 (96.4) | ||
Stillbirth | ||||
Yes, n (%) | 8 (1.7) | 15 (1.2) | 1.4 (0.6–3.4) | 0.477 |
No, n (%) | 464 (98.3) | 1264 (98.8) | ||
Term of delivery | ||||
Preterm, n (%) | 153 (35.3) | 372 (31.7) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 0.163 |
Term, n (%) | 259 (59.9) | 744 (63.3) | 1 | |
Post-term, n (%) | 21 (4.8) | 59 (5.0) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | |