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. 2011 Jul 31;2011:259308. doi: 10.5402/2011/259308

Table 2.

Obstetric complication rates of 2708 pregnant women during labor, delivery, and 6 hours after delivery during January to December 2007.

Obstetric and delivery complications Numbers in each category of complication Proportion of all complications in percentage (n = 443) Incidence (per 1000 pregnant women) of complications (n = 2706)
Maternal complications

Poor progress (poor progress, prolonged latent phase) 79 17.83 29.1
Pre-term labor 68 15.35 25.1
Hypertensive disorder (eclampsia, PET, PIH) 58 13.09 21.4
CPD (CPD, labor obstruction, obstructed labor) 48 10.83 17.2
APH 17 3.83 6.4
Retained products 10 2.25 3.7
Third degree perineal tear 3 0.67 1.0
Cord prolapse 3 0.67 1.0
Other conditions 31 7.0 12.1

Foetal complications

Foetal distress 99 22.34 36.5
Breech presentation 12 2.70 4.4
Postdelivery conditions (PPH) 13 2.89 4.8