Table 2 Obstetric and clinical characteristics of the mothers in Dessie and Woldia Referral Hospitals, northeast Ethiopia, 2022
Variable | Category | Case n = 64(%) | Control n = 256(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Parity | Primiparous | 21(32.8%) | 120(46.9%) |
Multiparous | 43(67.2%) | 136(53.1%) | |
Previous history of a child with neonatal jaundice | Yes | 8(12.5%) | 1(0.4%) |
No | 56(87.5%) | 255(99.6%) | |
Any complications during pregnancy? | Yes | 33(51.6%) | 76(29.7%) |
No | 31(48.4%) | 180(70.3%) | |
Type of complication | PROM | 20(60.6%) | 26(34.2%) |
Preeclampsia/hypertension | 9(27.2%) | 26(34.2%) | |
Anemia | 2(6.1%) | 4(5.3%) | |
Other* | 2(6.1%) | 20(26.3%) | |
Rh status of the mother | Positive | 54(84.4%) | 237(92.6%) |
Negative | 10(15.6%) | 19(7.4%) | |
Onset of labor | Spontaneous | 60(93.7%) | 218(85.2%) |
Induced | 3(4.7%) | 20(7.8%) | |
No labor | 1(1.6%) | 18(7%) | |
Oxytocin use during labor | Yes | 18(28.1%) | 47(18.4%) |
No | 46(71.9%) | 209(81.6%) | |
Presentation | Normal | 63(98.4%) | 241(94.1%) |
Malpresentation | 1(1.6%) | 15(5.9%) | |
Mode of delivery | Vaginal delivery | 50(78.1%) | 185(72.3%) |
C/S | 5(7.8%) | 48(18.7%) | |
Instrumental delivery | 9(14.1%) | 23(9%) |