Table 1.
Characteristics of women delivering at Timurgara district hospital, Pakistan, December 2013 to August 2014
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6379 | |
| Parity | ||
| Primiparous (parity=0) | 1716 | 26.9 |
| Multiparous (1≤ parity ≤5) | 3655 | 57.3 |
| Grand multiparous (6≤ parity ≤9) | 757 | 11.9 |
| Great grand multiparas (parity ≥10) | 80 | 1.3 |
| Unknown | 171 | 2.7 |
| Referral source | ||
| Self-referral | 5304 | 83.1 |
| Other health structures | 787 | 12.3 |
| Traditional birth attendants | 224 | 3.5 |
| Unknown | 64 | 1.0 |
| Mode of delivery | ||
| Normal vaginal birth | 5317 | 83.4 |
| Instrumental delivery | 306 | 4.8 |
| Caesarean section | 723 | 11.3 |
| Not recorded | 33 | 0.5 |
| Maternal complication | ||
| Uncomplicated | 4266 | 66.9 |
| Direct obstetric complications | 899 | 14.1 |
| Other complications | 836 | 13.1 |
| Unknown | 378 | 5.9 |
| Maternal conditions (top 5) | ||
| Uncomplicated delivery | 4884 | 76.6 |
| Intra-uterine foetal death | 396 | 6.2 |
| Antepartum haemorrhage | 255 | 4.0 |
| Obstructed labour | 252 | 4.0 |
| Previous caesarean sectiona | 245 | 3.8 |
a Women who have either previously undergone a caesarean section more than once or have a previous classical caesarean section incision (scar).