Table 2.
Characteristics of deliveries and neonates (n=8230)
| Categories | Mean ± SD | Birth weight, g (%) | Delivery type (%) | Birth location (%) | Birth attendant (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500–1499 | 1500–2499 | ≥ 2500 | Vaginal | Breech/Cesarean | Home/Other | Clinic/Hospital | Physician | Nurse/Midwife | TBA | Family/Unattended | ||
| All Deliveries | 3044.3 ± 570.5 | 124 (1.5) | 846 (10.3) | 7222 (88.2) | 8045 (98.0) | 168 (2.0) | 6105 (74.2) | 2125 (25.8) | 6 (0.1) | 1781 (21.6) | 6400 (77.8) | 43 (0.5) |
| Stillbirths | 2229.4 ± 865.3 | 66 (25.4) | 75 (28.8) | 119 (45.8) | 230 (84.9) | 41 (15.1) | 178 (65.7) | 93 (34.3) | 2 (0.7) | 76 (28.0) | 189 (69.7) | 4 (1.5) |
| Fresh | 2236.0 ± 865.2 | 51 (25.0) | 61 (29.9) | 92 (45.1) | 176 (82.2) | 38 (17.8) | 137 (64.0) | 77 (36.0) | 2 (0.9) | 64 (29.9) | 145 (67.8) | 3 (1.4) |
| Macerated | 2205.2 ± 873.1 | 15 (26.8) | 14 (25.0) | 27 (48.2) | 54 (94.7) | 3 (5.3) | 41 (71.9) | 16 (28.1) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (21.1) | 44 (77.2) | 1 (1.8) |
| Live Born | 3071.0 ± 537.8 | 58 (0.7) | 771 (9.7) | 7103 (89.5) | 7815 (98.4) | 127 (1.6) | 5927 (74.5) | 2032 (25.5) | 4 (0.1) | 1705 (21.4) | 6211 (78.0) | 39 (0.5) |
| Multiple Births | 2290.8 ± 603.2 | 26 (8.9) | 143 (49.1) | 122 (41.9) | 234 (80.4) | 57 (19.6) | 203 (69.3) | 90 (30.7) | 2 (0.7) | 72 (24.6) | 219 (74.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviation: TBA, traditional birth attendant.