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. 2015 Sep 21;10(9):e0138026. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138026

Table 2. Number and proportion of women who reported morbidity during previous pregnancy, by parity status.

% of women reporting morbidity Country 1* 2* 3* 4* > = 5* %*
Number of women Malawi 418 382 256 182 171 1409
Pakistan 438 351 243 155 197 1454
Previous Caesarean Section Malawi 6.7% (28/ 418) 7.3% (28/382) 3.1% (8/256) 1.6% (3/182) 5.3% (9/171) 5.4% (76/1409)
Pakistan 25.3% (66/261) 25.1% (51/203) 17.2% (23/134) 10.6% (10/94) 18.0% (23/128) 21.1% (173/820)
Previous neonatal death Malawi 2.9% (12/418) 4.5% (17/382) 7.4% (19/256) 9.3% (17/182) 9.4% (16/171) 5.7% (81/1409)
Pakistan 2.1% (9/420) 5.5% (19/346) 8.8% (21/240) 8.4% (13/154) 15.8% (30/190) 6.8% (92/1350)
Previous stillbirth Malawi 1.7% (7/418) 3.1% (12/382) 3.1% (8/256) 5.5% (10/182) 9.9% (17/171) 3.8% (54/1409)
Pakistan 2.4% (10/ 420) 3.5% (12/347) 2.5% (6/240) 7.1% (11/154) 12.0% (23/191) 4.6% (62/1352))
Previous abortion/Miscarriage Malawi 6.2% (26/418) 6.5% (25/382) 8.2% (21/256) 6.6% (12/182) 8.8% (15/171) 7.0% (99/1409)
Pakistan 13.5% (59/ 438) 16.0% (56/351) 23.5% (57/243) 29.7% (46/155) 32.0% (63/196) 20.3% (281/1383)
Complication in previous pregnancy Malawi 5.5% (23/418) 9.9% (38/382) 9.8% (25/256) 17.0% (31/182) 15.2% (26/171) 10.4% (143/1409)
Pakistan 22.8% (97/425) 19.9% (70/351) 20.2% (49/243) 23.9% (37/155) 27.2% (53/ 195) 22.4% (306/1369)

* (number/ total reporting)