Table 2 Obstetric factors and birth outcomes of women (n = 370) at Yirgalem General Hospital Sidama Region, Ethiopia, August 1, 2015-July 30, 2016
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
ANC | |
Yes | 363 (98.1) |
No | 1 (0.30) |
Unknown | 6 (1.60) |
History of abortion | |
Yes | 20 (5.40) |
No | 349 (94.3) |
Unknown | 1 (0.30) |
History of previous stillbirth | |
Yes | 2 (0.50) |
No | 367 (99.20) |
Unknown | 1 (0.30) |
Gravidity | |
I | 201 (53.30) |
II-IV | 124 (33.50) |
≥V | 45 (12.20) |
Parity | |
0 | 209 (56.50) |
I | 64 (17.30) |
II-IV | 70 (18.90) |
≥V | 27 (7.30) |
GA (n weeks) | |
< 37 | 30 (8.10) |
37–42 | 138 (37.30) |
≥ 42 | 10 (2.70) |
Unknown | 192 (51.90) |
Birth weight | |
< 2500 | 27 (7.30) |
2500–3950 | 312 (84.3) |
≥ 4000 | 31 (8.40) |
Duration of labour | |
≤ 12 hours | 169 (45.7) |
13–48 hours | 182 (49.2) |
> 48 hours | 11 (3.0) |
Unrecorded | 8 (2.2) |
Mode of delivery | |
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 286 (77.30) |
Caesarian section | 58 (15.70) |
Instrumental delivery | 20 (5.40) |
Laparotomy | 4 (1.10) |
Destructive delivery | 2 (0.50) |
Hypertension | |
Yes | 20 (5.4) |
No | 350 (94.6) |
Antepartum hemorrhage | |
Yes | 8 (2.2) |
No | 362 (97.8) |
Premature rupture of membrane | |
Yes | 28 (7.6) |
No | 342 (92.4) |
Obstructed labour | |
Yes | 16 (4.3) |
No | 354 (95.7) |
Uterine rapture | |
Yes | 4 (1.1) |
No | 366 (99.9) |
Cord accident | |
Yes | 10 (2.7) |
No | 360 (97.3) |
Birth outcomes | |
Dead | 34 (9.20) |
Alive | 336 (90.80) |
Skin appearance | |
Fresh | 22 (64.70) |
Macerated | 10 (29.40) |
Not recorded | 1 (2.90) |
Fetal heart beat at admission among stillbirths | |
Positive | 15 (44.10) |
Negative | 19 (55.9) |