Table 1 Indications for use of the Project Mercy maternity waiting home (MWH) recorded in the MWH logbook, August 2011-March 2014 (N = 128), Yetebon, Ethiopia
Indication for MWH use | N (%) |
|---|---|
Post-term | 33 (25.8) |
Previous caesarean section or myomectomy | 24 (18.8) |
Fetal malposition or malpresentation | 16 (12.5) |
Low-lying placenta, placenta previa, or antepartum hemorrhage | 13 (10.2) |
Hypertension or preeclampsia | 6 (4.7) |
Missed, incomplete, or threatened abortion | 5 (3.9) |
Other maternal problems (each < 5): grand multiparous mother, maternal medical problems (pyelonephritis, pneumonia, congestive heart failure), poor obstetric history (previous stillbirth), maternal pelvic deformity, maternal abdominal injury (admitted for observation) | 11 (8.6) |
Other fetal problems (each < 5): oligohydramnios, hydrocephalus, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal distress | 6 (4.7) |