Table 3. Labour and mode of delivery, by region.
African countries | Asian countries | |
N (%) | N (%) | |
Number of facilities | 131 | 122 |
Number of deliveries | 83,437 | 109,101 |
Spontaneous labour | 76965 (92.3) | 82929 (76.0) |
Induction of labour | 3700 (4.4) | 13157 (12.1) |
Induction with medical indication | 3053 (3.7) | 6201 (5.7) |
Elective induction | 564 (0.7) | 6270 (5.7) |
Indication missing | 83 (0.1) | 686 (0.6) |
No Labour | 2703 (3.2) | 13013 (11.9) |
Labour status missing | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) |