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Table 3 Birth outcomes in the current pregnancy in the MACE birth cohort (n = 1074)

From: Maternal demographic and antenatal factors, low birth weight and preterm birth: findings from the mother and child in the environment (MACE) birth cohort, Durban, South Africa

Birth Outcomes

N (%)

First trimestera

 Miscarriage

43 (4.0)

 Termination of pregnancy

2 (0.2)

Second trimesterb

 Miscarriage

12 (1.1)

Third trimesterc

 Still birth

25 (2.3)

 Live births

760 (70.8)

 Death

22 (2.1)

 Neonatal Death (< 28 days)

7 (0.7)

 Infant Death (28 days-1 year)

15 (1.4)

Gestational Age (n = 760)

 Preterm birth (≤37 weeks)

125 (16.4)

 Normal birth (38–42 weeks)

632 (83.3)

 Postdate birth (> 42 weeks)

3 (0.4)

Birth Weight (n = 760)

 VVLBW (< 1000 g)

2 (0.3)

 ELBW (1001 g–1500 g)

2 (0.3)

 LBW (1501− 2499 g)

98 (12.9)

 Normal birth weight (2500 g–4000 g)

620 (81.5)

 High birth weight (> 4000 g)

38 (5.0)

  1. Notes: a Loss to follow up in the first trimester = 112 (10.5).
  2. b Loss to follow up in the second trimester = 55 (5.2).
  3. c Loss to follow up in the third trimester = 63 (5.9).
  4. VVLBW Very, very low birth weight; ELBW Extreme low birth weight; LBW Low birth weight; LGA Large for gestational age
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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