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. 2008 Jul;23(3):179–186.

Table 3. Characteristics of Omani women who died during pregnancy, labour or puerperium during the period 1990-2005.

Variable Age Groups (in years) Total
(N = 135)
15-19
(N = 9)
20-29
(N = 49)
30-39
(N = 64)
40-49
(N = 11)
Unknown
(N = 2)
Number of live births:
- zero 2 11 5 0 0 18 (13.3%)
- 1-3 1 19 11 2 0 33 (24.4%)
- 4-8 0 5 23 1 0 29 (21.5%)
- 9 or more 0 0 10 6 0 16 (11.9%)
- Unknown 6 14 15 2 2 39 (28.9%)
Number of ante-natal visits during last pregnancy:
- 2 visits - 2 1 0 - 3 (2.2%)
- 3 visits - 0 0 1 - 1 (0.7%)
- 4 visits - 2 2 0 - 4 (3.0%)
- 5 visits - 1 0 0 - 1 (0.7%)
- 7 visits - 0 1 0 - 1 (0.7%)
- 8 visits or more - 1 8 3 - 12 (8.9%)
Place of delivery in the last pregnancy:
- Health facility 7 24 38 8 1 78 (57.8%)
- Home 0 0 2 0 0 2 (1.5%)
- Other 0 1 1 0 0 2 (1.5%)
- Unknown 2 24 24 3 1 53 (39.3%)
Number of maternal deaths accompanied with negative outcome:
- Foetal death - - - - - 16 (11.9%)
- Neonatal death - - - - - 7 (5.2%)
- Abortion - - - - - 30 (22.2%)

Source: Maternal Death Notification Records – MoH (Oman) 1990-2005.