Table 6.
Antenatal care and place of delivery
| Author | Journal | Year of publication | ANC None | Home/TH attempt | Delivery at home/on the way | Delivery at the hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieger et al. [20] | ANZJOG | 2004 | – | – | – | – |
| Rahman et al. [10] | JOG | 2003 | – | – | – | – |
| Nafiou et al. [21] | Int J G O | 2007 | – | – | 45/111 (40.5) | 66 (59.5) |
| Meyer et al. [22] | Am J O G | 2007 | – | 55/58 (94.8) | – | 53/58 (91.4) |
| Ijaiya and Aboyeji [23] | WAJM | 2004 | – | 31/34 (91.1) | – | – |
| Melah et. al [4] | J OG | 2007 | 72/80 (90.0%) | – | – | 61/80 (76.3) |
| Ahmad et. al [24] | Int J G O | 2005 | – | – | – | |
| Waaldijk [5, 25] | Am J O G | 2004 | – | – | – | – |
| Wall et al. [26] | Am J O G | 2004 | 647/889 (72.0%) | – | – | – |
| Qi Li Ya et al. [27] | Med Afr N | 2000 | – | – | 214/34 (41.2) | 20/34 (58.8) |
| Hilton and Ward [28] | IUJPFD | 1998 | – | 552/605 (91.2%) | – | 442/605 (73.1) |
| Arrowsmith [29] | J Urol | 1994 | – | (14/93) 15% | 79/93 (85.0) | |
| Gueye et al. [30] | Med Afr N | 1992 | – | – | – | – |
| Falandry [31] | Press Med | 1992 | – | – | – | – |
| Holme et al. [7] | Br J O G | 2007 | 6/239 (2.5) | – | 23/239 (9.6) | – |
| Rijken and Chilopora [32] | Int J G O | 2007 | – | – | – | – |
| Jokhio and Kelly [33] | Int J G O | 2006 | 92/112 (81.8) | – | – | – |
| Gessessew and Mesfin [8] | Eth M J | 2003 | 169/184 (92%) | 106/184 (57.6%) | – | 78/184 (42.4) |
| Harouna et al. [9] | Med Afr N | 2001 | 40/52 (77.0%) | – | 44/52 (84.5) | 8/52 (15.4) |
Among the obstetrical fistula patients, 57.6% to 94.8% of patients try to labor at home and are secondarily transferred to a health facility, while 9% to 84% of the patients delivered at home (Table 6)