TABLE 3.
Labour progress and obstetric risks
| Variable |
Frequency N = 20 |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Labour progress | ||
| Weeks of gestation at birth | ||
| 37–42 | 12 | 60 |
| <37 | 8 | 40 |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Health facility | 19 | 95 |
| Home | 1 | 5 |
| Foetal heart at birth | ||
| Present | 8 | 40 |
| Absent | 12 | 60 |
| Mode of delivery | ||
| Spontaneous vaginal | 18 | 90 |
| Caesarian section | 2 | 10 |
| Correct use of partograph (n o = 8) | ||
| Yes | 7 | 87.5 |
| No | 1 | 12.5 |
| Time elapsed between decision for caesarian section (n o =2) | ||
| <30 min | 1 | 50 |
| ≥30 min | 1 | 50 |
| Risks diagnosed during labour and delivery | ||
| PROM | 3 | 15 |
| Breech delivery | 2 | 10 |
| Obstructed labour | 2 | 10 |
| Prematurity | 1 | 5 |
| Short cord | 1 | 5 |
| Placenta abruptio | 1 | 5 |
| Ruptured uterus | 1 | 5 |
Abbreviation: PROM, Premature Rupture of Membranes.