Table 1.

Distribution of baseline characteristics of the study population stratified by the delivery group

		Uncomplicated (N = 677)	Near-miss caesarean (“Life saving caesarean”) (N = 100)	Near miss - other (N = 176)	P-valueg
Paritya	0–1	37.4	46.0	45.1
	2–3	37.0	32.0	27.2
	4+	25.6	22.0	27.7	0.09
Gravidityb	1	33.6	38.4	38.7
	2–3	38.9	33.3	30.1
	4+	27.5	28.3	31.2	0.25
Age groupc	<20	18.8	20.0	22.1
	20–24	30.5	28.0	33.1
	25–29	24.6	23.0	18.6
	30+	26.1	29.0	26.2	0.71
Wealth quintilesd	Most poor	15.7	22.1	30.2
	Second	18.0	25.3	23.1
	Third	21.7	21.1	16.0
	Fourth	22.1	16.8	16.6
	Least poor	22.6	14.7	14.2	<0.001
Near-misscomplication	Hypertension	NA	30.9	31.3	0.97
	Haemorrhage	NA	23.7	37.3	0.03
	Dystocia	NA	42.3	4.8	<0.001
	Infection	NA	17.5	38.0	<0.001
	Anaemia	NA	13.4	41.0	<0.001
Birth weighte	Singleton
	≥2500 g (normal)	86.7	78.4	53.5
	<2500 g (low)	13.3	21.6	46.5	<0.001
	Twin
	≥2500 g (normal)	27.3	14.3	50.0
	<2500 g (low)	72.7	85.7	50.0	-
Apgar score at 5 minutesf	Singleton
	≥7 (normal)	99.5	82.8	80.0
	<7 (low)	0.5	17.2	20.0	<0.001
	Twin
	≥7 (normal)	100	90.0	100
	<7 (low)	0	10.0	0	-

^a1 missing values

^b2 missing values

^c3 missing values

^d35 missing values

^e47 missing values for singleton deliveries; 1 missing value for one twin

^f125 missing values for singleton deliveries; 1 missing value for one twin

^gThe p-value compares the proportions in all three groups with the exception of the medical complications which are only compared in the two near-miss groups