Table 1 Characteristics of Palestinian refugee women delivering in the five settings, 2017–2020

Number of women delivering

72,472

15,962

15,760

47,446

140,064

Pregnancy outcome, n (%)

  Livebirth

71,979 (99.3)

15,874(99.5)

15,608(99.0)

47,275(99.6)

139,147(99.5)

  Stillbirth

389 (0.5)

65(0.4)

136(0.9)

126(0.2)

667(0.5)

  Unknown

104 (0.1)

23(0.1)

16(0.1)

45(0.1)

250(0.2)

Maternal age, n (%)

   < 20 years old

6219(8.6)

901(5.6)

1433(9.1)

2329(4.9)

7914(5.7)

  20–24 years old

22,977(31.7)

4218(26.4)

4491(28.5)

14,662(30.9)

42,020(30.0)

  25–29 years old

20,226(27.9)

5071(31.8)

4044(25.7)

15,796(33.3)

47,075(33.6)

  30–34 years old

13,037(18.0)

3444(21.6)

3299(20.9)

8843(18.6)

26,819(19.1)

  35–39 years old

7540(10.4)

1834(11.5)

1867(11.8)

4414(9.3)

12,674(9.0)

  40–44 years old

2312(3.2)

469(2.9)

590(3.7)

1317(2.8)

3336(2.4)

   > 45 years old

158(0.2)

24(0.2)

36(0.2)

82(0.2)

225(0.2)

  Missing

3(0.0)

1(0.0)

0(0.0)

3(0.0)

1(0.0)

Education level, n (%)

  Illiterate/Basic

32,869(45.4)

9656(60.5)

10,169(64.5)

9576(20.2)

23,716(16.9)

  Secondary

26,866(37.1)

2391(15.0)

2329(14.8)

17,593(37.1)

55,203(39.4)

  Diploma

5671(7.8)

1156(7.2)

1162(7.4)

3203(6.8)

7716(5.5)

  University/Higher

7066(9.7)

2759(17.3)

2100(13.3)

17,074(36.0)

53,429(38.1)

Parity, n (%)

  Nulliparous

19,386(26.7)

4828(30.2)

4923(31.2)

13,121(27.7)

33,242(23.7)

  Multiparous

53,005(73.1)

11,117(69.6)

10,828(68.7)

34,289(72.3)

106,624(76.1)

  Missing

81(0.1)

17(0.1)

9(0.1)

36(0.1)

198(0.1)

Previous CS, n (%)

  Nulliparous

19,386 (26.7)

4828 (30.2)

4923 (31.2)

13,121 (27.7)

33,242 (23.7)

  No previous CS

39,209 (54.1)

6570 (41.2)

5095 (32.3)

25,201 (53.1)

85,127 (60.8)

  Yes previous CS

13,877 (19.1)

4564 (28.6)

5742 (36.4)

9124 (19.2)

21,695 (15.5)

Number of neonates, n (%)

  Singleton

71,608(98.8)

15,715(98.5)

15,521(98.5)

46,664(98.4)

138,007(98.5)

  Multiples

864(1.2)

247(1.5)

239(1.5)

782(1.6)

2057(1.5)

Foetal malpresentation, n (%)

  No

71,999(99.3)

15,897(99.6)

15,633(99.2)

46,943(98.9)

136,420(97.4)

  Yes

473(0.7)

65(0.4)

127(0.8)

503(1.1)

3644(2.6)

Gestational age at delivery, n (%)

  Preterm

7929(10.9)

2023(12.7)

2400(15.2)

3852(8.1)

12,840(9.2)

  Term

64,224(88.6)

13,876(86.9)

13,130(83.3)

42,949(90.5)

127,074(90.7)

  Missing

319(0.4)

63(0.4)

230(1.5)

645(1.4)

150(0.1)