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Table 2 Demographic and obstetric characteristics of women who gave birth at BUTH, Nigeria between August 2020 and February 2022

From: Robson classification of caesarean births: implications for reducing caesarean section rate in a private tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Variable

N

%

Maternal age (years)

  

< 30

187

41.8

≥ 30

260

58.2

Parity

  

0

155

34.7

1

142

31.8

≥ 2

150

33.6

Gestational age (weeks)

  

< 37

85

19.0

37–40

332

74.3

> 40

30

6.7

Presentation

  

Cephalic

427

95.5

Non Cephalic

20

4.5

Number of foetuses

  

Singleton

427

95.5

Multiple

20

4.5

Newborn Birth weight(kg)

  

< 2.5

65

14.5

2.5–3.9

290

64.9

≥ 4.0

92

20.6

Fifth minute Apgar Score

  

< 7

27

94.0

≥ 7

420

6.0

Induction of labour

  

Yes

26

5.8

No

421

94.2

Caesarean Section (n = 229)

  

Elective

127

55.5

Emergency

102

45.5

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