Table 1 Rates of maternal and neonatal outcomes before and after opening of new maternity unit
Variables | Preintervention count (%) N = 2662 (20 months) | Postintervention count (%) N = 3186 (20 months) | Total (%) N = 5848 (40 months) |
|---|---|---|---|
Physiological births | 1873 (70.4) | 2008 (63.0) | 3881 (66.4) |
Caesarean births | 789 (29.6) | 1178 (37.0) | 1967 (33.6) |
Eclampsia | 52 (2.0) | 50 (1.6) | 102 (1.7) |
Postpartum hemorrhage | 2 (0.1) | 14 (0.4) | 16 (0.3) |
Perineal laceration | 428 (16.1) | 590 (18.5) | 1018 (17.4) |
Postpartum infection | 11 (0.4) | 10 (0.3) | 21 (0.4) |
Maternal deaths | 6 (0.2) | 12 (0.4) | 18 (0.3) |
Stillbirths | 196 (7.4) | 180 (5.7) | 376 6.4) |
Undesirable outcomes | 695 (26.1) | 865 (27.2) | 1551 (26.5) |