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) |
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| 15-19 (N = 9) |
20-29 (N = 49) |
30-39 (N = 64) |
40-49 (N = 11) |
Unknown (N = 2) |
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| 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.