Table 2.
Past and Present Obstetric and Newborn Related Characteristics of Study Participants at Public Hospitals, in Ambo Town, Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia, 2020 (n=295)
| Variables | Category | Cases, 74 (n %) | Controls, 221 (n %) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous successful VBAC | Yes | 21(28.4) | 36(16.3) |
| No | 53(71.6) | 185(83.7) | |
| No. of successful VBAC | 1 | 19(90.5) | 30(83.3) |
| 2 | 2(9.5) | 6(16.7) | |
| Past SVD | Yes | 24(32.4) | 45(20.4) |
| No | 50(67.6) | 176(79.6) | |
| No. of SVD | Only once | 20(83.3) | 30(66.7) |
| ≥ 2 | 4(16.7) | 15(33.3) | |
| History of stillbirth | Yes | 3(4.1) | 20(9.0) |
| No | 71(95.9) | 201(91.0) | |
| Had medical problem | Yes | 2(2.2) | 8(3.6) |
| No | 72(97.3) | 213(96.4) | |
| Membrane status at admission | Intact | 34(45.9) | 135(61.1) |
| Ruptured | 40(54.1) | 86(38.9) | |
| Duration of rupture of membrane at admission | <8hours | 37(92.5) | 78(90.7) |
| ≥8hours | 3(7.5) | 8(9.3) | |
| Type of amniotic fluid | Clear | 25(62.5) | 48(55.8) |
| Bloody | 4(10.0) | 8(9.3) | |
| Meconium | 11(27.5) | 30(34.9) | |
| Dilation of cervix at admission | < 4cm | 28(37.8) | 120(54.3) |
| ≥4cm | 46(62.2) | 101(45.7) | |
| Grade of meconium | Grade I | 7(63.6) | 11(36.7) |
| Grade II | 2(18.2) | 10(33.3) | |
| Grade III | 2(18.2) | 9(30.0) | |
| Duration of labor | ≤ 4 hours | 18(24.3) | 30(13.6) |
| >4 hours | 56(75.7) | 191(86.4) | |
| Baby born alive | Yes | 72(97.3) | 213(96.4) |
| No | 2(2.7) | 8(3.6) | |
| First Apgar score | 0–3 | 1(1.4) | 7(3.2) |
| 4–6 | 10(13.5) | 65(29.4) | |
| 7–10 | 63(85.1) | 149(67.4) | |
| Fifth Apgar score | 0–3 | 2(2.7) | 8(3.6) |
| 4–6 | 0(0.0) | 16(7.3) | |
| 7–10 | 72(97.3) | 197(89.1) | |
| Birth weight in gram | < 2500 | 7(9.5) | 9(4.1) |
| 2500–4000 | 64(86.5) | 205(92.8) | |
| >4000 | 3(4.0) | 7(3.1) |