Table 2.

Characteristics of mothers who had childbirths at the National Center for Maternal and Child Health in Mongolia in 2016 (N=11,033)

Characteristics	Vaginal delivery (N=7,777)				Cesarean section (N=3,256)				Total (N=11,033)
	N		(%)		N		(%)		N		(%)
Age (years old)
≤19	517		6.6		81		2.5		598		5.4
20–24	2,479		31.9		789		24.2		3,268		29.6
25–29	2,354		30.3		756		23.2		3,110		28.2
30–34	1,366		17.6		893		27.4		2,259		20.5
35–39	827		10.6		541		16.6		1,368		12.4
40≤	234		3.0		196		6.0		430		3.9
Gravidity
1	2,192		28.2		596		18.3		2,788		25.3
2–4	4,787		61.6		2,130		65.4		6,917		62.7
5≤	798		10.3		530		16.3		1,328		12.0
Parity
1	2,836		36.5		860		26.4		3,696		33.5
2–4	4,711		60.6		2,326		71.4		7,037		63.8
5≤	230		3.0		70		2.1		300		2.7
Gestational age (weeks)
≤36	950		12.2		570		17.5		1,520		13.8
37–40	5981		76.9		2,506		77.0		8,487		76.9
41≤	846		10.9		180		5.5		1,026		9.3
Length of stay (days)
≤3	4,514		58.0		451		13.9		4,965		45.0
4–6	1,825		23.5		1,667		51.2		3,492		31.7
7–10	867		11.1		674		20.7		1,541		14.0
11≤	571		7.3		464		14.3		1,035		9.4