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. 2020 Jun 16;2020:8979740. doi: 10.1155/2020/8979740

Table 2.

Obstetrical related characteristics of postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).

Variables Category Frequency Percent (%)
Parity Primipara 218 51.5
Para 2–4 171 40.2
Grand multiparous 35 8.3

History of abortion Yes 71 31.6
No 154 68.4

Interpregnancy interval in years <2 56 25.0
≥2 168 75.0

Attend ANC during this pregnancy Yes 375 88.4
No 49 11.6

GA when ANC visit initiated in weeks <16 259 69.1
16–24 69 18.4
25–30 45 12.0
31–34 2 0.5

Frequency of ANC visits (times) <4 148 39.4
≥4 227 60.6

Antepartum haemorrhage Yes 27 6.4
No 397 93.6

Multiple pregnancies Yes 23 5.4
No 401 94.6

Place of birth Health institution 403 95.0
Home 21 5.0

Mode of delivery SVD 176 41.5
IAVD 25 5.9
C/S 223 52.6

Type of C/S Elective 25 10.5
Emergency 198 89.5

Manual removal of placenta Yes 20 4.7
No 404 95.3

Episiotomy Yes 19 4.5
No 405 95.5

Prolonged second stage Yes 32 7.5
No 392 92.5

Perineal tear Yes 41 9.7
No 383 90.3

Weight of newborn in gram <2500 72 17.0
2500–3999 348 82.1
≥4000 4 0.9

Postpartum haemorrhage Yes 60 14.2
No 364 85.8

ANC: antenatal care, GA: gestational age, IAVD: instrumental assisted vaginal delivery, SVD: spontaneous vaginal delivery, and C/S: cesarean section.