Table 3.

Association between delayed CS and underlying causes of severe maternal outcomes.

	No CS delay n = 40 (%)	CS delay 1–3 hours n = 30 (%)	CS delay >3 hours n = 97 (%)	p-value
Underlying causes of severe maternal outcomesa
Obstetric haemorrhage	6 (15.0%)	2 (6.7%)	42 (43.3.0%)	<0.001
Hypertensive disorders	12 (30.0%)	3 (10.0%)	27 (27.8%)	0.1039
Pregnancy-related infection	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)	0.3187
Severe anaemia	21 (52.5%)	25 (83.3%)	19 (19.6%)	<0.001
Medical complicationsb	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.1%)	1.0
Missing	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

^aThe total number of underlying causes of severe maternal outcomes were less than 1255, as only 158 cases of maternal near-miss according to sub-Saharan African criteria and 9 maternal deaths were included in the analysis.

^bmedical complications diagnosis = pneumonia (2).