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Table 4 Association between the use of the checklist and maternofoetal complications

From: The increasing use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learned at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon

Variables

Checklist use (N1 = 828)

Non-checklist group (N2 = 148)

Total

P-value

Maternofoetal complications

 Yes

147 (17.8)

29 (19.7)

176 (18.1)

0.566

 No

681 (82.2)

118 (80.3)

799 (81.9)

 

Maternal complications

 Yes

83 (10.0)

14 (9.5)

97 (9.9)

0.832

 No

745 (90.0)

134 (90.5)

879 (90.1)

 

Eclampsia/Severe pre-eclampsia

 Yes

17 (2·1%)

8 (5·4%)

25 (2·6%)

0.041

 No

811 (97·9%)

140 (94·6%)

951 (97·4%)

 

Perineal tears

 Yes

59 (7.1%)

6 (4.1%)

65 (6.7%)

0.167

 No

769 (92.9%)

142 (95.9%)

911 (93.3%)

 

Post-partum Haemorrhage

 Yes

8 (1)

0

8 (0.8)

0.615

 No

820 (99)

148 (100)

968 (99.2)

Neonatal complications

 Yes

70 (8.5)

15 (10.2)

85 (8.7)

0.491

 No

757 (91.3)

132 (89.8)

889 (91.3)

 

Neonatal asphyxia

 Yes

37 (4.5)

8 (5.4)

45 (4.6)

0.619

 No

790 (95.5)

140 (94.6)

930 (95.4)

Stillbirth

 Yes

33 (4)

7 (4.7)

40 (4.1)

0.676

 No

794 (96.0)

141 (95.3)

935 (95.9)

Neonatal deaths

 Yes

2 (0.2)

1 (0.7)

3 (0.3)

0.39

 No

825 (99.8)

147 (99.3)

972 (99.7)