Table 3.

Obstetric and birth-related factors associated with survival to discharge for VLBW infants in 2013

Variable (number)	Died/survived	Mortality percentage [95% CI]	P value
Birthplace
Inborn (472)	121/351	25.6 [21.9 – 29.7]
Born Outside Health facility (33)	17 /16	51.5 [35.2 – 67.5]	0.006
Born at another hospital (36)	6 /30	16.6 [7.9 – 31.9]
Born at Midwife obstetric unit (19)	5/14	26.3 [11.8 – 48.8]
Antenatal care
Yes (397)	92/305	23.1 [19.3 – 27.6]	0.016
No (140)	47 /93	33.5 [26.3 – 41.7]
Antenatal steroids
Yes (220)	44 /176	20 [15.3 – 25.8]	0.001
No (288)	95/193	32.9 [27.8 – 38.6]
Maternal hypertension
Yes (126)	24 /106	18.4 [12.7 – 26]	0.022
No (366)	105 /261	28.6 [24.3 – 33.5]
Maternal HIV
Yes (160)	47 /113	29.3[22.9 – 36.9	0.038
No (362)	76 /286	20.9[17.1 – 25.5]
Mode of delivery
NVD (221)	87/134	39.3[33.2 – 45.6]
Vaginal breech (18)	9 /9	50 [29 – 71]
CS elective (15)	3 /12	20 [7 – 45.2]	<0.001
CS emergency (296)	48/248	16.2 [12.5 – 21]
SGA
Yes (174)	30/144	17.2 [12.4 – 23.5]
No (384)	112/272	29.1 [24.8-33.9]	<0.01
Resuscitation at birth
Yes (203)	93/110	45.8 [39.1 – 52.7]	<0.001
No (344)	53/291	21.7 [17 – 27.3]
Major birth defect
Yes (12)	7/5	58.3 [31.9 – 80.7]	0.013
No (536)	140 / 396	26.1 [22.6 – 30]