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. 2017 Mar;11(1):1–6.

Table 1.

Mode of delivery in deaths occurred during or after labor

Type of childbirth Direct Indirect Unknown Total death
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
NVD 168 39.5% 67 35.1% 8 28.6% 243 37.7%
C/S 252 59.2% 122 63.9% 19 67.9% 393 60.9%
Forceps 1 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.2%
Vacuum 4 0.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 0.6%
Pharmacologic * 1 0.2& 2 1.0% 1 3.5% 4 0.6%
No response 12 - 7 - 0 - 19 -
Total 438 100.0% 198 100.0% 28 100.0% 664 100.0%
*

Induction of labor just by medications.