Table 2.
Antepartum profile of mothers who gave birth at the Finote Selam primary hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| ANC follow-up | ||
| 0 | 8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 37 | 10.2 |
| 2 | 63 | 17.3 |
| 3 | 110 | 33 |
| 4 | 76 | 21.9 |
| No documentation | 57 | 15.7 |
| Gravidity | ||
| Multigravida | 210 | 57.6 |
| Primigravida | 154 | 42.4 |
| Type of pregnancy | ||
| Single | 356 | 97.8 |
| Multiple | 8 | 2.2 |
| Ultrasound index | ||
| Abnormal pregnancy | 34 | 9.3 |
| Normal pregnancy | 108 | 29.5 |
| No documentation | 222 | 61.2 |
| Maternal medical illness (n = 45) | ||
| Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | 6 | 1.65 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 4 | 1.1 |
| Malaria | 9 | 2.5 |
| Urinary tract infection | 18 | 4.9 |
| Asthma | 3 | 0.82 |
| Others∗ | 5 | 1.4 |
| Haematocrit level | ||
| In the normal range | 323 | 88.7 |
| Anaemic | 41 | 11.3 |
| Type of bad obstetric history (n = 49) | ||
| Early neonatal loss | 10 | 20.4 |
| Stillbirth | 12 | 24.4 |
| Ectopic pregnancy | 2 | 4.08 |
| Not specified | 25 | 51.02 |
| Maternal blood group | ||
| O- | 30 | 8.3 |
| O+ | 126 | 34.6 |
| A- | 15 | 4.1 |
| A+ | 98 | 27 |
| B- | 14 | 3.9 |
| B+ | 54 | 14.9 |
| AB- | 3 | 0.82 |
| AB+ | 24 | 6.6 |
∗Hepatitis, tuberculosis, and HIV.