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Table 2 Maternal Obstetric history

From: Maternal perceptions about caesarean section deliveries and their role in reducing perinatal and neonatal mortality in the Upper West Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study

Maternal Characteristics

Upper West Regional Hospital

St Joseph’s Hospital

Total

P-Value

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Number of times pregnant (gravidity)

  

0.285

 First pregnancy

64 (31.1)

67 (31.9)

131 (31.5)

 

 Second

46 (22.3)

64 (30.5)

110 (26.4)

 

 Third

37 (18.0)

27 (12.9)

64 (15.4)

 

 Fourth

34 (16.5)

31 (14.8)

65 (15.6)

 

 Fifth and above

25 (12.1)

21 (10.00

46 (11.1)

 

Number of children (Parity)

  

0.001

 None

82 (39.8)

10 (5.2)

92 (23.8)

 

 One

50 (24.3)

77 (42.5)

127 (32.8)

 

 Two

47 (22.8)

46 (25.4)

93 (24.0)

 

 Three

18 (8.7)

25 (13.8)

43 (11.1)

 

 Four and above

9 (4.4)

23 (12.7)

32 (8.3)

 

History of Lost pregnancy/ Stillbirth

  

0.001

 Yes

96 (46.6)

46 (22.0)

142 (34.2)

 

 No

110 (53.4)

163 (78.0)

273 (65.8)

 

Number of Lost pregnancy/Stillbirths

  

0.041

 One

62 (66.0)

38 (86.4)

100 (72.5)

 

 Two

24 (25.5)

5 (11.4)

29 (21.0)

 

 Three and above

8 (8.5)

1 (2.3)

8 (5.8)

 

Causes of the pregnancy loss (multiple response analysis)

 

0.001

 Do not know

22 (23.9)

25 (56.8)

47 (34.6)

 

 Infection

5 (5.4)

5 (5.4)

10 (7.4)

 

 Stress

5 (5.4)

5 (11.4)

10 (7.4)

 

 Hypertension in pregnancy

–

3 (6.8)

3 (2.2)

 

 Diabetes in pregnancy

–

1 (2.3)

1 (0.7)

 

 Malaria in pregnancy

2 (2.2)

2 (4.6)

4 (2.9)

 

 Spontaneous Abortion

30 (32.6)

5911.4)

41 (30.2)

 

 Induced Abortion

31 (33.7)

5 (11.4)

36 (26.4)

 

 Other reasons

11 (12.0)

1 (2.3)

12 (8.8)

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