Table 1.
Sociodemographic and obstetric conditions of study participants
| Variables | n | % |
| Age (years) | ||
| <20 | 78 | 7.9 |
| 20–35 | 850 | 86.7 |
| > 35 | 53 | 5.4 |
| Duration of hospitalisation | ||
| 1–7 days | 674 | 70.8 |
| >7 days | 278 | 29.2 |
| Type of CS | ||
| Elective/planned | 72 | 7.4 |
| Emergency | 908 | 92.6 |
| Gravidity | ||
| 1 | 305 | 31.1 |
| 2–4 | 421 | 43.0 |
| >4 | 254 | 25.9 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 319 | 32.5 |
| 1–4 | 473 | 48.3 |
| > 4 | 188 | 19.2 |
| Gestational age | ||
| Preterm (≤36 weeks) | 111 | 11.3 |
| Term (37–42 weeks) | 863 | 88.1 |
| Post-term (>42 weeks) | 4 | 0.6 |
| Onset of labour | ||
| Spontaneous | 728 | 74.4 |
| Induced/CS before labour | 251 | 25.6 |
| Fetal presentation | ||
| Cephalic | 808 | 82.4 |
| Breech | 135 | 13.8 |
| Transverse/oblique/brow/others | 37 | 3.8 |
| Fetal status at birth | ||
| Alive | 924 | 94.3 |
| Stillbirths | 56 | 5.7 |
| Apgar score at 5 min | ||
| <7 | 89 | 9.5 |
| >7 | 836 | 90.5 |
| Birth weight (g) | ||
| <2500 | 157 | 16.1 |
| 2500–4000 | 779 | 80.1 |
| >4000 | 37 | 3.8 |
| Potential life-threatening conditions (n=245) | ||
| Severe postpartum hemorrhage | 18 | 1.8 |
| Severe pre-eclampsia | 122 | 12.4 |
| Eclampsia | 62 | 6.3 |
| Ruptured uterus | 6 | 0.6 |
| Sepsis | 14 | 1.4 |
| Transfusion of blood (>1 unit RBC) | 107 | 10.9 |
| Maternal status at discharge | ||
| Alive | 971 | 99.1 |
| Dead | 9 | 0.9 |
CS, caesarean section; RBC, red blood cells.