Table 2.
Birth history, complications & hospitalizations
| Birth location, N = 979 | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Commune health station | 180 | 18 |
| District hospital | 561 | 57 |
| Provincial hospital | 189 | 19 |
| Private clinic | 6 | <1 |
| Home | 9 | <1 |
| Other hospital | 34 | 4 |
| Birth clinical history, N = 979 | ||
| Cesarean section delivery (n,%) | 157 | 16 |
| Male newborn (n,%) | 508 | 52 |
| Birth weight (grams)(mean ± SD, range) | 3132 ± 416 | (1400, 5000) |
| Estimated Gestational Age (weeks) (mean ± SD, range) | 38.9 ± 1.6 | (32, 44) |
| Length of stay (median days) | 1.35 | - |
| Maternal complications during childbirth (n,%) | 46 | 5 |
| Infant complications during birth or birth hospitalization (n,%) | 28 | 3 |
| Cephalohematoma (n,%) | 23 | 2 |
| Infant perinatal complications, N = 28 (excludes readmissions) | n | % |
| Asphyxia | 4 | 14 |
| Jaundice | 3 | 11 |
| Respiratory distress/apnea | 3 | 11 |
| Prematurity/small for gestational age | 3 | 11 |
| Eye discharge | 3 | 11 |
| Infection | 2 | 7 |
| Cephalohematoma | 2 | 7 |
| Separated sutures | 2 | 7 |
| Meconium/amniotic fluid aspiration | 2 | 7 |
| No urination | 1 | 4 |
| Poor feeding | 1 | 4 |
| Rash | 1 | 4 |
| Don’t know | 1 | 4 |
| Hospitalization & treatments, N = 979 | n | % |
| Birth hospitalization for newborn illness | 10 | 1 |
| Readmissions | 9 | 0.9 |
| Phototherapy during birth hospitalization | 6 | 0.6 |
| Phototherapy during readmission | 3 | 0.3 |
| Phototherapy during birth hospitalization or with readmission | 9 | 0.9 |
| Exchange transfusion during birth hospitalization or readmission | 0 | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 | 0 |