Table 3.
Characteristics of Deliveries of Women in the Maternal Newborn Health Registry 2010-2013
| Argentina | Guatemala | Zambia | Kenya | Pakistan | Nagpur | Belgaum | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deliveries, N | 9,902 | 30,262 | 27,877 | 35,667 | 50,275 | 41,424 | 84,581 | 279,988 |
| At least one ANC visit, N (%) | ||||||||
| Yes | 9,312 (95.0) | 29,696 (98.2) | 27,547 (98.9) | 34,643 (97.2) | 41,792 (83.5) | 41,361 (99.9) | 84,145 (99.7) | 268,496 (96.1) |
| No | 494 (5.0) | 533 (1.8) | 307 (1.1) | 1,003 (2.8) | 8,243 (16.5) | 30 (0.1) | 218 (0.3) | 10,828 (3.9) |
| Delivery mode, N (%) | ||||||||
| Cesarean | 3,469 (35.0) | 5,580 (18.4) | 305 (1.1) | 550 (1.5) | 4,489 (9.4) | 7,701 (19.6) | 11,211 (14.0) | 33,305 (12.3) |
| Vaginal/Vaginal assisted | 6,430 (65.0) | 24,673 (81.6) | 27,455 (98.9) | 35,112 (98.5) | 43,420 (90.6) | 31,506 (80.4) | 68,583 (86.0) | 237,179 (87.7) |
| Birth attendant, N (%) | ||||||||
| Physician | 7,163 (72.4) | 12,951 (42.8) | 692 (2.5) | 717 (2.0) | 12,687 (25.3) | 24,383 (58.9) | 48,871 (57.8) | 107,464 (38.4) |
| Nurse/Midwife/HW | 2,678 (27.1) | 543 (1.8) | 15,433 (55.4) | 14,505 (40.7) | 13,080 (26.1) | 14,223 (34.4) | 28,307 (33.5) | 88,769 (31.7) |
| TBA | 2 (0.0) | 16,675 (55.1) | 7,093 (25.4) | 16,038 (45.0) | 21,961 (43.7) | 1,178 (2.8) | 2,002 (2.4) | 64,949 (23.2) |
| Family/Other | 51 (0.5) | 92 (0.3) | 4,656 (16.7) | 4,407 (12.4) | 2,475 (4.9) | 1,616 (3.9) | 5,377 (6.4) | 18,674 (6.7) |
| Delivery location, N (%) | ||||||||
| Hospital | 9,789 (98.9) | 12,048 (39.8) | 3,453 (12.4) | 4,616 (12.9) | 14,186 (28.3) | 27,433 (66.3) | 55,761 (66.0) | 127,286 (45.5) |
| Clinic | 15 (0.2) | 1,367 (4.5) | 13,482 (48.4) | 10,245 (28.7) | 12,296 (24.5) | 10,933 (26.4) | 20,777 (24.6) | 69,115 (24.7) |
| Home/Other | 93 (0.9) | 16,846 (55.7) | 10,939 (39.2) | 20,805 (58.3) | 23,730 (47.3) | 3,031 (7.3) | 7,976 (9.4) | 83,420 (29.8) |
| Gender, N (%) | ||||||||
| Male | 5,153 (51.8) | 15,494 (50.9) | 14,703 (52.8) | 18,300 (50.7) | 25,564 (52.7) | 20,555 (52.3) | 41,663 (52.0) | 141,432 (51.9) |
| Female | 4,797 (48.2) | 14,948 (49.1) | 13,142 (47.2) | 17,796 (49.3) | 22,975 (47.3) | 18,763 (47.7) | 38,506 (48.0) | 130,927 (48.1) |
| Birth weight (measured) | ||||||||
| < 2500g | 646 (6.5) | 3,927 (13.0) | 1,494 (5.4) | 1,061 (3.0) | 6,657 (14.7) | 6,300 (16.1) | 11,557 (14.5) | 31,642 (11.9) |
| ≥ 2500g | 9,302 (93.5) | 26,361 (87.0) | 25,987 (94.6) | 34,257 (97.0) | 38,507 (85.3) | 32,800 (83.9) | 67,892 (85.5) | 235,106 (88.1) |
| Mean (std) | 3286.1 (578.2) | 2983.2 (469.1) | 3119.0 (473.4) | 3231.5 (486.7) | 2915.1 (551.6) | 2662.2 (418.8) | 2746.4 (439.9) | 2912.3 (517.5) |
TBA=traditional birth attendant