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Table 1 Number of intrapartum women, type of delivery and newborn health in the three levels of hospital

From: Contributing factors of birth asphyxia in Thailand: a case–control study

Variable

Hospital level

University ( n = 3)

Advanced ( n = 5)

Secondary ( n = 15)

Total ( n = 23)

Total number of intrapartum women

 - Total

16,348 (22.77%)

24,447 (33.95%)

31,210 (43.34%)

72,005

 - Range

1468 (8.98%)–9117 (55.77%)

2979 (12.19%)–6969 (28.51%)

500 (1.60%)–4010 (12.85%)

500 (0.69%)–9117 (12.66%)

Non-deliveries with high-risk conditions

 - Total

5228 (31.98%)

3,534 (14.46%)

5888 (18.87%)

14,650 (20.35%)

 - Median

21.94%

12.44%

15.27%

14.34%

 - Range

18 (1.23%)–3210 (55.70%)

50 (1.22%)–1678 (56.33%)

0–1354 (59.94%)

0–3210 (54.52%)

Deliveries

 - Total

11,120 (19.39%)

20,913 (36.46%)

25,322 (44.15%)

57,355 (79.65%)

 - Median

84.73%

87.56%

78.06%

85.65%

 - Range

1013 (13.04%)–2728 (64.00%)

1301 (6.22%)–6102 (29.18%)

494 (1.95%)–3296 (13.26%)

375 (1.20%) 4388 (14.05%)

Type of Delivery

- Vaginal birth

  - Total

5097 (16.32%)

12,295 (39.37%)

13,840 (44.34%)

31,232 (54.45%)

  - Median

52.72%

55.99%

60.78%

58.81%

  - Range

1013 (19.87%)–2738 (53.72%)

781 (6.35%)–4388 (35.69%)

375 (0%)–1733 (12.52%)

375 (0%)–4388 (59.94%)

- Caesarean birth

  - Total

6023 (23.06%)

8618 (32.09%)

11,482 (43.95%)

26,123 (45.55%)

  - Median

47.28%

44.01%

39.22%

41.19%

  - Range

437 (7.26%)–4379 (72.70%)

520 (6.03%)–3582 (41.56%)

102 (0.83%)–1988 (17.31%)

102 (0.39%)–4379 (16.76%)

Newborn Health Outcomes

- Live birth

  - Total

12,404 (19.81%)

22,742 (36.33%)

27,459 (43.86%)

62,605

  - Range

1465 (11.81%)–7681 (61.92%)

3004 (13.21%)–6067 (26.68%)

390 (1.42%)–3445 (12.55%)

390 (0.62%)–7681 (12.27%)

- Asphyxia /1000 live births (1st min)

 - Apgar ≤ 7

  - Total

517 (41.6/1000)

1188 (52.24/1000)

686 (24.98/1000)

2391 (38.19/1000)

  - Median

30.72/1000

52.91/1000

18.87/1000

22.13 1000

  - Range

(19.40–99.14/1000)

(17.31–75.24/1000)

(5.13–51.93/1000)

(0.84–16.69/1000)

 - Apgar ≤ 3

  - Total

81 (6.53/1000)

42 (1.85/1000)

29 (1.06/1000)

152 (2.43/1000)

  - Median

3.41/1000

2.29/1000

1.15/1000

1.23/1000

  - Range

(0.39–22.44/1000)

(0–3.39/1000)

(0–2.56/1000)

(0–1.17/1000)

  1. Thailand's tertiary level comprised advanced and university hospitals, which can care for more than 500 beds. The secondary level included general and large/middle community hospitals, which can care for more than 90 beds