Table 2.
Perinatal outcomes, clinical conditions and overall conditions considered by the WHO- WOICE among postpartum (PPC) women (n = 515)
| Variable | PPC# N = 515 |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Preterm delivery a | ||
| No | 364 | 73.8 |
| Yes | 129 | 26.2 |
| Healthy baby b | ||
| No | 17 | 3.5 |
| Yes | 469 | 95.7 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.8 |
| C-section c | ||
| No | 213 | 41.7 |
| Yes | 298 | 58.3 |
| Breastfeeding d | ||
| No | 59 | 11.9 |
| Yes | 435 | 88.1 |
| Overall health rating e | ||
| Very good | 119 | 23.3 |
| Good | 305 | 59.7 |
| Neither poor nor good | 67 | 13.1 |
| Poor | 18 | 3.5 |
| Very poor | 2 | 0.4 |
| Have you been told you have anything wrong /any condition (s)? f | ||
| No | 353 | 69.8 |
| Yes | 153 | 30.2 |
| Are you taking any medication(s)? | ||
| No | 314 | 61.0 |
| Yes | 201 | 39.0 |
| Dou you have any other medical condition or the other problem (s) you would like to report? g | ||
| No | 249 | 49.0 |
| Yes | 259 | 51.0 |
| Any preexisting conditions | ||
| No | 249 | 48.3 |
| Yes | 266 | 51.7 |
| Leading direct preexisting conditions | ||
| Gestational diabetes | 71 | 13.8 |
| Gestational hypertension | 69 | 13.4 |
| Pre-eclampsia | 55 | 10.7 |
| Urinary tract infection | 14 | 2.7 |
| Premature preterm rupture of membranes | 3 | 0.6 |
| Others | 10 | 2.2 |
| Leading indirect preexisting conditions | ||
| Chronic hypertension | 42 | 8.2 |
| Mellitus diabetes | 16 | 3.1 |
| Surgical wound infection | 9 | 1.7 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 0.6 |
| Others | 27 | 5.4 |
| Any condition diagnosed on interview day h | ||
| No | 452 | 92.2 |
| Yes | 38 | 7.8 |
| Number of conditions diagnosed** | ||
| 0 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 1 | 145 | 53.1 |
| 2 | 71 | 26.0 |
| 3 | 26 | 9.5 |
| > =4 | 20 | 7.3 |
*Missing information* a: (22), b: (25), c: (4) d: (21) e: (4), f: (9), g: (7), h: (25)
#PPC- women in postpartum care
**n = 273. Women with no missing information for any of the considered instruments (considering 2 conditions diagnosed, 59 women presented anxiety and depression and 36 women presented any clinical condition and anxiety)