Table 2.

Obstetric characteristics of the neonates mothers in Shebadino woreda, Sidama region, Ethiopia 2022 (n = 498)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
ANC follow up during the last pregnancy	Yes	402	80.7
	No	96	10.3
Number of ANC visits (n = 402)	< 4	286	71
	>  = 4	116	29
MUAC	Normal	346	69.5
	Chronic malnutrition	152	30.5
Obstetric problem during the last pregnancy/labor (n = 416)	Yes	54	10.8
	No	444	89
Type of the obstetrical problem (n = 54)	Bleeding	8	2.9
	Hypertension	23	42.6
	PROM	17	31.5
	DM	6	11
Place of birth	Health Facility	368	73.4
	Home	130	26
Short inter-birth interval	Yes	68	13.7
	No	430	86.3
Gravidity	Multigravida	370	74.3
	Primigravida	128	25.7
Parity	1–3	418	84
	4–6	65	13
	> 6	15	3
Gestational age in weeks	< 37 weeks	76	15.3
	>  = 37 weeks	422	84.7
Number of the child delivered	Single	477	96
	Twin	21	4