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. 2013 Jun 3;8(6):e65612. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065612

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)