Table 5.

Frequency of maternal and newborn outcomes for the modes of delivery.

Outcomes	Caesarean delivery		Vaginal delivery		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Maternal outcomes (n = 85)
Severe bleeding	12	14.1	6	7.1	18	21.2
Fever	24	28.2	8	9.4	32	37.7
Wound burst	15	17.6	5	5.9	20	23.5
Other complications	6	7.1	9	10.6	15	17.6
Newborn outcomes (n = 139)
Birth asphyxia	45	32.4	26	18.7	71	51.1
Low birth weight	19	13.7	26	18.7	45	32.4
Neonatal sepsis	7	5.0	7	5.0	14	10.0
Death	6	4.3	3	2.2	9	6.5