Table 3.

Outcome of previous pregnancies and birth interval among multigravidae, Gem, western Kenya, 2003

	Outcome of last singleton pregnancy (%) (N = 573)	Outcome ever in life (%) (N = 585)
Miscarriage	14 (2.4)	67 (11.5)
Stillbirth	9 (1.6)	53 (9.1)
Child death of live born child	120 (20.9)	322 (55.0)
Caesarean section	NA	11 (1.9)
Too small baby	17 (3.1)*	82 (14.0)
Baby born too early	21 (3.8)*	111 (19.0)
Birth interval †	All multigravidae ‡
< 6 months	54 (9.7)
6–11 months	73 (13.1)
12–23 months	198 (35.5)
≥ 24 months	233 (41.8)

NA: not available.

* Size of newborn and estimated gestational age known for 550 newborns

† Birth interval: time between last menstrual period and previous delivery date

‡ Birth interval available for 558 multigravidae (95.4%), independent of number of children in previous delivery