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Table 1 Distribution of obstetrics characteristics & residence of advanced and adult mothers, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2017/18 (n = 752)

From: Advanced maternal age pregnancy and its adverse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes in Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2017: a comparative cross-sectional study

Obstetrics characteristics

Maternal age

20–34 years

35+ years

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

Residence

Rural

105

27.9

154

41.0

259

34.4

Urban

271

72.1

222

59.0

493

65.6

Adverse Obstetrics History

Yes

20

5.3

37

9.8

57

7.6

No

356

94.7

339

90.2

695

92.4

Number of ANC Visits

less than four visits

46

12.2

72

19.1

118

15.7

four and above visits

330

87.8

304

80.9

634

84.3

Malpresentation

No

360

95.7

340

90.4

700

93.1

Yes

16

4.3

36

9.6

52

6.9

Gravidity

Primigravida

162

43.1

23

6.1

185

24.6

Multigravida

202

53.7

205

54.5

407

54.1

Grand multigravida

12

3.2

119

31.6

131

17.4

Great grand multigravida

0

0.0

29

7.7

29

3.9