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Table 2 Conditions and care practices during delivery according to place of delivery

From: Antenatal and delivery practices and neonatal mortality amongst women with institutional and non-institutional deliveries in rural Zimbabwe: observational data from a cluster randomized trial

 

Place of Delivery

 

Condition or care practice

Institution

Home

RR (95% CI)

n

N

%

n

N

%

Paid for delivery

1821

3828

47.6%

76

462

16.5%

0.35 (0.28; 0.43)

Person assisting with delivery

 Doctor, nurse, or midwife

3857

3878

99.5%

25

490

5.1%

0.05 (0.03; 0.07)

 VHW, TBA or Faith Healer

3

3878

0.1%

74

490

15.1%

195.22 (61.78; 616.82)

 Friend, relative or other person

53

3878

1.4%

399

490

81.4%

59.58 (45.45; 78.10)

 Traditional birth attendant

0

3878

0.0%

54

490

11.0%

–

Birthing assistant wore gloves

3630

3661

99.2%

338

490

69.0%

0.68 (0.64; 0.73)

Used plastic sheet

3540

3732

94.9%

394

502

78.5%

0.83 (0.79; 0.87)

Delivered early for medical indication

108

3831

2.9%

7

432

1.6%

0.57 (0.27; 1.23)

When was cord cut relative to placenta delivery

 Before placenta

2142

2716

78.9%

190

440

43.2%

0.55 (0.49; 0.61)

 After placenta

574

2716

21.1%

250

440

56.8%

2.69 (2.41; 3.00)

Instrument used to cut cord

 Sterile blade

2504

2730

91.7%

393

444

88.5%

0.97 (0.93; 1.00)

 Boiled blade

17

2730

0.6%

10

444

2.3%

3.62 (1.67; 7.85)

 Washed blade

3

2730

0.1%

15

444

3.4%

30.7 4(8.9; 105.74)

 Unwashed blade

0

2730

0.0%

10

444

2.3%

–

 Other

206

2730

7.6%

16

444

3.6%

0.48 (0.29; 0.79)

Anything applied to cord immediately after cutting

 Yes

372

2697

13.8%

60

442

13.6%

0.98 (0.76; 1.27)

 No

2325

2697

86.2%

382

442

86.4%

1.00 (0.96; 1.04)

Used to tie the cord?

 Sterile string

3211

3384

94.9%

155

450

34.4%

0.36 (0.32; 0.41)

 Boiled string

16

3384

0.5%

15

450

3.3%

7.05 (3.51; 14.16)

 Clean string

71

3384

2.1%

172

450

38.2%

18.22 (14.07; 23.59)

 Unclean string

3

3384

0.1%

101

450

22.4%

253.17 (80.64; 794.83)

 Other

83

3384

2.5%

7

450

1.6%

0.63 (0.30; 1.36)

Baby dried before placenta delivered

2262

2909

77.8%

242

432

56.0%

0.72 (0.66; 0.79)

Baby washed with water before placenta

 Yes

111

3193

3.5%

19

447

4.3%

1.22 (0.76; 1.97)

 No

3082

3193

96.5%

428

447

95.8%

0.99 (0.97; 1.01)

Baby placed skin-to-skin before placenta delivered

 Yes

2091

3220

64.9%

65

446

14.6%

0.22 (0.18; 0.28)

 No

1129

3220

35.1%

381

446

85.4%

2.44 (2.29; 2.59)