Table 3.

Obstetrics characteristics of women who gave birth and their outcomes at Hawassa University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018–2019

Variables		Number	Percent (%)
Age at first marriage	18 years or less	1091	27.2
	Above 18 years	2861	71.5
	Not recorded	52	1.3
Age at first pregnancy	18 years or less	748	18.7
	Above 18 years	3205	80
	Not recorded	50	1.3
Parity	0	1646	41.1
	1–4	2185	54.6
	>4	173	4.3
ANC this pregnancy	Yes	3931	98.2
	No	57	1.4
	Not recorded	16	0.4
Gestational age	Preterm (<37 weeks)	606	15.1
	Term (37–42 weeks)	3253	81.2
	Post-term (>42 weeks)	145	3.6
Onset of labour	Induced	398	9.9
	Spontaneous	3441	85.9
	Pre-labour CS	165	4.2
Fetal lie and presentation	Cephalic	3844	96
	Breech	143	3.6
	Transverse/oblique	17	0.4
Mode of delivery	Spontaneous vaginal delivery	2605	65.1
	Instrumental delivery	85	2.1
	CS	1314	32.8
	CS emergency	1149	87.4
	CS planned	165	12.6
Number of fetus at birth (n=4165)	Singleton	3850	92.4
	Multiple	315	7.6
Type of multiple births (n=315)	Twin	292	92.7
	Triplets	19	6
	Quadruplets	4	1.3
Birth weight (in grams) (n=4165)	<2500	592	14.2
	2500–4000	3355	80.6
	>4000	188	4.5
	Not recorded	30	0.7
Previous CS (n=2358)	Yes	438	18.6
	No	1920	81.4

Instrumental delivery includes vacuum and forceps delivery.

ANC, antenatal care; CS, caesarean section.