Table 3.
Pregnancy characteristics
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Pregnant at enrolment | 247(20.1) |
| Enrolled women who had at least 1 pregnancy | 938(76.4) |
| Total number of pregnancies | 1387 |
| Early pregnancy lossβ | 243 (17.6) |
| Total number of deliveries (n = 1048) | |
| Singleton live deliveries | 1054 (97.2) |
| Twin deliveries | 9 (0.8) |
| Stillbirths and IUD | 21 (1.9) |
| Birthweight for live births (n = 1071) | |
| Low birthweight (< 2.5 kg) | 217 (20.3) |
| Normal birthweight (≥ 2.5 kg) | 854 (79.7) |
| Gestational age at birthα(for live singleton and twin deliveries) (n = 1063) | |
| Extremely preterm (< 28 weeks) | 3 (0.3) |
| Very preterm (28–< 32 weeks) | 14 (1.3) |
| Moderate to late preterm (32–< 37 weeks) | 151 (14.2) |
| Term (≥ 37 weeks) | 895 (84.2) |
| Pregnancy complications among women who deliveredat MediCiti (n = 768) | |
| Medical disorders | |
| Hyperthyroidism | 5 (0.6) |
| Hypothyroidism | 20 (2.6) |
| Bronchial asthma | 1 (0.1) |
| Cholestasis of pregnancy | 2 (0.2) |
| Heart disease | 1 (0.1) |
| Pre-existing hypertension | 3 (0.4) |
| Anaemia (moderate and severe) | 24 (3.1) |
| Obstetric complications | |
| Gestational diabetes | 10 (1.3) |
| Gestational hypertension | 40 (5.2) |
| Pre-eclampsia | 49 (6.4) |
| Placenta praevia | 2 (0.2) |
| Abruptio placentae | 5 (0.6) |
| Intrauterine growth restriction | 16 (2.0) |
| Oligohydramnios | 49 (6.4) |
| Polyhydramnios | 10 (1.3) |
| Labour complications | |
| Malpresentations | 16 (2.0) |
| Preterm labour | 31 (4.0) |
| Premature rupture of membranes | 15 (1.9) |
| Cephalo-pelvic disproportion | 90 (11.7) |
| Cord prolapse | 2 (0.2) |
| Fetal distress | 22 (2.9) |
| Manual removal of placenta | 1 (0.1) |
| Post-partum haemorrhage | 5(0.6) |
αCategories based on World Health Organization sub-categories of preterm birth.
βEarly pregnancy loss rate is calculated by dividing total early pregnancy losses with all pregnancies > 20 weeks of gestation (n = 1377; current pregnancies < 20 weeks of gestation were excluded).