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. 2019 Oct 4;16(10):e1002927. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002927

Table 6. Differences in proportion and type of intrapartum complications reported in participant interviews of postpartum women from intervention and control areas in 4 districts of Bangladesh.

Intrapartum complications Intervention Control p-Value*
Women who had complications during labor and delivery (n = 594) (n = 506)
 Any complication 41.4 (34.1–48.7) 48.5 (39.6–57.4) 0.18
 Pre-eclampsia 2.9 (0.6–5.1) 2.4 (0.8–3.9) 0.70
 Eclampsia 0.5 (0.0–1.3) 1.4 (0.3–2.4) 0.16
 Heavy bleeding 4.2 (1.0–7.5) 6.7 (0.0–15.0) 0.49
 Retained placenta 3.0 (1.5–4.5) 7.5 (4.1–11.0) <0.01
 Prolonged labor 23.2 (14.2–32.2) 24.8 (18.6–31.0) 0.77
 Obstructed labor 10.1 (4.9–15.3) 11.7 (6.1–17.2) 0.66
 Fever/Infections 1.5 (0.3–2.8) 5.1 (2.2–8.1) <0.01
 Breech/non-cephalic presentation 3.0 (1.4–4.7) 4.6 (1.6–7.5) 0.29
 Fluid leak 4.0 (2.2–5.8) 6.5 (3.3–9.8) 0.10
 Other complication 6.2 (2.6–9.8) 6.3 (3.0–9.6) 0.96
Treatments due to severity of condition (of women reporting complications) (n = 246) (n = 244)
 Went to hospital 69.9 (60.8–79.0) 59.8 (45.8–73.9) 0.18
 Delivered in health facility 62.2 (52.5–71.9) 52.7 (38.7–66.6) 0.22
 Of those seeking care at a facility (n = 172) (n = 146)
  Received transfusion 8.1 (2.3–14.0) 7.5 (3.2–11.9) 0.86
  Received medicine 98.3 (95.5–100) 93.2 (85.2–100) 0.08

Data given as percent (95% CI).

*Accounts for clustering at upazila level.