Table 2.
Obstetric care and outcomes (n=860). a
| Variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Number of total lifetime pregnancies | |
| 1 | 153 (17.8) |
| 2 | 175 (20.3) |
| 3 | 157 (18.3) |
| 4 | 141 (16.4) |
| 5 | 110 (12.8) |
| 6 | 66 (7.7) |
| 7 or more | 58 (6.7) |
| Location of most recent delivery | |
| Healthcare facility | 649 (75.5) |
| Home | 90 (10.5) |
| Traditional birth attendant’s home | 81 (9.4) |
| On the road to hospital/traditional birth attendant | 14 (1.6) |
| Reason for delivery outside a healthcare facility b | |
| Lack of transport | 71 (8.3) |
| Labor occurred late at night | 56 (6.5) |
| Distance | 54 (6.3) |
| Labor began unexpectedly | 13 (1.5) |
| Fast delivery | 8 (0.9) |
| Cost | 6 (0.7) |
| No guardian | 5 (0.6) |
| Negative healthcare provider attitudes | 4 (0.5) |
| My husband/partner did not want me to | 4 (0.5) |
| Assistance present during delivery b | |
| Doctor or nurse | 591 (68.7) |
| Traditional birth attendant | 114 (13.3) |
| Relative | 65 (7.6) |
| No assistance present | 24 (2.8) |
| Obstetric complications b | |
| No complications | 670 (77.9) |
| Obstructed labor | 62 (7.2) |
| Excessive bleeding | 52 (6.0) |
| Prolonged labor | 25 (2.9) |
| Infection | 19 (2.2) |
| High blood pressure | 7 (0.8) |
| Convulsions | 7 (0.8) |
| Obstetric fistula | 1 (0.1) |
| Other | 32 (3.7) |
| Birthweight, kg | |
| 2.5–4 | 472 (54.9) |
| >4 | 177 (20.6) |
| < 2.5 | 113 (13.1) |
a
Percentages under all subheadings do not total 100 owing to missing responses in the data.
b
Participants could provide more than one response.