Table 2.
Obstetrical related characteristics of postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
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Parity | Primipara | 218 | 51.5 |
Para 2–4 | 171 | 40.2 | |
Grand multiparous | 35 | 8.3 | |
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History of abortion | Yes | 71 | 31.6 |
No | 154 | 68.4 | |
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Interpregnancy interval in years | <2 | 56 | 25.0 |
≥2 | 168 | 75.0 | |
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Attend ANC during this pregnancy | Yes | 375 | 88.4 |
No | 49 | 11.6 | |
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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 | |
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Frequency of ANC visits (times) | <4 | 148 | 39.4 |
≥4 | 227 | 60.6 | |
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Antepartum haemorrhage | Yes | 27 | 6.4 |
No | 397 | 93.6 | |
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Multiple pregnancies | Yes | 23 | 5.4 |
No | 401 | 94.6 | |
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Place of birth | Health institution | 403 | 95.0 |
Home | 21 | 5.0 | |
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Mode of delivery | SVD | 176 | 41.5 |
IAVD | 25 | 5.9 | |
C/S | 223 | 52.6 | |
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Type of C/S | Elective | 25 | 10.5 |
Emergency | 198 | 89.5 | |
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Manual removal of placenta | Yes | 20 | 4.7 |
No | 404 | 95.3 | |
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Episiotomy | Yes | 19 | 4.5 |
No | 405 | 95.5 | |
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Prolonged second stage | Yes | 32 | 7.5 |
No | 392 | 92.5 | |
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Perineal tear | Yes | 41 | 9.7 |
No | 383 | 90.3 | |
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Weight of newborn in gram | <2500 | 72 | 17.0 |
2500–3999 | 348 | 82.1 | |
≥4000 | 4 | 0.9 | |
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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.