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. 2022 Nov 24;10:1052396. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.1052396

Table 2.

Obstetrical and neonatal characteristics women who gave birth at governmental hospitals of Southwest Ethiopian people regional state, Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables Categories Frequency Percent (%)
Birth weight (g) <2,500 624 47.5
2,500–4,000 392 29.8
>4,000 299 22.7
Birth height (cm) Normal 564 42.9
Abnormal 751 57.1
Gestational age (weeks) Preterm 628 47.8
Term 491 37.3
Post term 196 14.9
Mode of delivery Instrumental vaginal delivery 406 30.9
Spontaneous vaginal delivery 756 57.5
Caesarean section 153 11.6
Neonatal birth Injury Yes 220 16.7
No 1,095 83.3
Fetal presentation during labor Vertex 1,171 89
Non- vertex 144 11
Fetal position during labor Normal 1,119 85.1
Abnormal 196 14.9
Neonate develop complication Yes 504 38.3
No 811 61.7
Types of complication developed Anemia 120 23.8
Neonatal Sepsis 204 15.5
Jaundice 180 13.7
Need of resuscitation No 1,063 80.8
Yes 252 19.2
Antenatal care (ANC) No 316 24.0
Yes 999 76.0
Parity Primipara 540 41.1
Multipara 775 58.9
Source of referral Health institutions 1,147 87.2
Self 168 12.8