Table 2. Obstetrics characteristics related variables of immediate postpartum women in East Gojjam zone hospitals Northwest Ethiopia 2020 (n = 467).
Variables | Categories | Frequency (N) | Percentages (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Parity | Prime para | 229 | 49 |
Multipara | 238 | 51 | |
Gestational age | Preterm pregnancy | 111 | 23.7 |
Term pregnancy | 322 | 69 | |
Post-term pregnancy | 34 | 7.3 | |
ANC follow-up | Yes | 428 | 91.6 |
No | 39 | 8.4 | |
Birth interval | <2 years | 74 | 15.8 |
≥2 years | 169 | 36.2 | |
Antepartum hemorrhage | Yes | 75 | 16.1 |
No | 392 | 83.9 | |
Multiple pregnancies | Yes | 76 | 16.3 |
No | 391 | 83.7 | |
History of abortion | Yes | 108 | 23.1 |
No | 359 | 76.9 | |
Mode of delivery | SVD | 319 | 68.3 |
IAVD | 34 | 7.3 | |
C/S | 114 | 24.4 | |
Episiotomy | Yes | 61 | 13.1 |
No | 292 | 62.5 | |
Perineal Tear | Yes | 99 | 21.2 |
No | 254 | 54.4 | |
Weight of newborn in grams | <2500 | 64 | 13.7 |
2500–3999 | 382 | 81.8 | |
≥ 4000 | 21 | 4.5 |
CS = cesarean section, IAVD = Instrumental assisted vaginal delivery, SVD = spontaneous vertex delivery