Table 2.

Pregnancy outcomes of women who attended antenatal care visits in the first trimester in the Buea Regional Hospital, January – March 2013

Pregnancy outcomes	ANC FT* n	(%)	No ANC FT†n	(%)	Total	p-value
Weight gain
≤10 kg	11	32.4	35	36.1	46	0.4
>10 kg	23	67.6	62	63.9	85
Malaria in pregnancy
Yes	13	31.7	43	27.0	56	0.3
No	28	68.3	116	73.0	114
Anaemia in pregnancy
Yes	19	46.3	54	34.0	73	0.1
No	22	53.7	105	66.0	127
Delivery BMI‡
<25 kg/m2	5	12.5	25	15.7	30	0.4
≥25 kg/m2	35	87.5	134	84.3	169
Preterm delivery
Yes	9	22.0	28	17.6	37	0.3
No	32	78.0	131	82.4	163
Caesarean delivery
Yes	6	14.6	19	11.9	25	0.4
No	35	85.4	140	88.1	175
Asphyxia (1st minute)
Yes	17	41.5	55	35.7	72	0.3
No	24	58.5	99	64.3	123
Asphyxia (5th minute)
Yes	4	9.8	29	18.5	33	0.1
No	37	90.2	128	81.5	165
Asphyxia (10th minute)
Yes	2	4.9	16	10.2	18	0.2
No	39	95.1	141	89.8	180
Fetal distress
Yes	8	19.5	31	19.5	39	0.6
No	33	80.5	128	80.5	161
Respiratory distress
Yes	3	7.3	11	6.9	14	0.6
No	38	92.7	148	93.1	186
Neonatal death
Yes	3	7.3	13	8.2	16	0.6
No	38	92.7	146	91.8	184
Shoulder dystocia
Yes	2	4.9	5	3.1	7	0.4
No	39	95.1	154	96.9	193
Prolonged labor
Yes	13	31.7	45	28.8	58	0.4
No	28	68.3	111	71.2	139
Post-partum hemorrhage
Yes	2	4.9	8	5.0	10	0.7
No	39	95.1	151	95.0	190
Low birth weight
Yes	10	24.4	28	17.6	38	0.2
No	31	75.6	131	82.4	162
High birth weight
Yes	6	14.6	22	13.8	28	0.3
No	35	85.4	137	86.2	172

^*Women who attended ANC in the first trimester;

^†Women who did not attend ANC in the first trimester;

^‡BMI: Body mass index