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Table 1 Characteristics of women observed in labour and delivery wards, EN-BIRTH study (n = 23,015)

From: Uterotonics for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study

 

Hospitals

Total

Bangladesh

Nepal

Tanzania

Azimpur Tertiary

Kushtia District

Pokhara Regional

Temeke Regional

Muhimbili National

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total

2910

2412

7370

6748

3575

23,015

Woman’s Age

  < 18 years

25 (0.9)

3 (0.1)

311 (4.2)

26 (0.4)

8 (0.2)

373 (1.6)

 18–19 years

475 (16.3)

197 (8.2)

817 (11.1)

767 (11.4)

159 (4.4)

2415 (10.5)

 20–24 years

1158 (39.8)

954 (39.6)

3080 (41.8)

2314 (34.3)

722 (20.2)

8228 (35.8)

 25–29 years

867 (29.8)

736 (30.5)

2114 (28.7)

1697 (25.1)

1134 (31.7)

6548 (28.5)

 30–34 years

297 (10.2)

373 (15.5)

827 (11.2)

1146 (17)

924 (25.8)

3567 (15.5)

 35+ years

88 (3)

149 (6.2)

221 (3)

798 (11.8)

628 (17.6)

1884 (8.2)

Woman’s education

 No education

39 (1.3)

77 (3.2)

268 (3.6)

202 (3)

66 (1.8)

652 (2.8)

 Primary incomplete

111 (3.8)

127 (5.3)

252 (3.4)

81 (1.2)

45 (1.3)

616 (2.7)

 Primary complete

339 (11.6)

347 (14.4)

302 (4.1)

31 (0.5)

5 (0.1)

1024 (4.4)

 Secondary incomplete

985 (33.8)

954 (39.6)

1637 (22.2)

4053 (60.1)

1299 (36.3)

8928 (38.8)

 Secondary complete or higher

1273 (43.7)

870 (36.1)

4509 (61.2)

2346 (34.8)

2146 (60)

11,144 (48.4)

 Don’t know

163 (5.6)

37 (1.5)

402 (5.5)

35 (0.5)

14 (0.4)

651 (2.8)

Parity

 Nullipara

1350 (46.4)

1038 (43)

4402 (59.7)

2917 (43.2)

1363 (38.1)

11,070 (48.1)

 Multipara

1504 (51.7)

1369 (56.8)

2961 (40.2)

3816 (56.6)

2207 (61.8)

11,857 (51.5)

 Missing

56 (1.9)

5 (0.2)

7 (0.1)

15 (0.2)

5 (0.2)

88 (0.4)

Mode of birth

 Normal vaginal birth

767 (26.4)

1364 (56.6)

5840 (79.2)

6184 (91.6)

1506 (42.1)

15,661 (68)

 Vaginal births: Breech,

 Vacuum/Forceps

1 (0)

0 (0)

349 (4.8)

10 (0.1)

9 (0.2)

369 (1.6)

 Caesarean Section

2119 (72.8)

972 (40.3)

1140 (15.5)

472 (7.0)

1995 (55.8)

6698 (29.1)

Estimated Blood Loss at birth

 Normal: ≤500mls

2792 (97.2)

2236 (95.9)

6993 (95.6)

6289 (96.2)

3026 (90.1)

21,336 (95.2)

 PPH: > 500 - ≤1000 mls

48 (1.7)

63 (2.7)

133 (1.8)

157 (2.4)

243 (7.2)

644 (2.9)

 Severe PPH > 1000 mls

6 (0.2)

11 (0.5)

3 (0.04)

12 (0.2)

12 (0.4)

44 (0.2)

 Missing

26 (0.9)

22 (0.9)

185 (2.5)

80 (1.2)

79 (2.4)

392 (1.8)