n=1431 | % | |
Prehospital characteristics | ||
Gestational age (weeks) at transport | ||
Median (IQR) | 39.7 | 38.4–40.0 |
<32 | 28 | 2.0 |
32–36 | 164 | 11.5 |
37–42 | 1180 | 82.5 |
>42 | 38 | 2.7 |
Receiving hospital type | ||
Government | 1181 | 82.5 |
Private/paid | 187 | 13.1 |
Trust/NGO | 50 | 3.5 |
Distance from scene to facility (km) | 15 | 9–23 |
Time from call to facility (min) | 65 | 50–84 |
Presentation | ||
Contractions | 1391 | 97.2 |
Rupture of membranes | 443 | 31.0 |
Vaginal bleeding | 113 | 7.9 |
Abnormal maternal vital recorded | 301 | 22.1 |
HR≥100 | 112 | 7.8 |
SBP<90 | 16 | 1.2 |
SBP≥140 and <160 or DBP≥90 and <110 | 192 | 13.4 |
SBP≥160 or DBP≥110 | 20 | 1.4 |
RR≥30 | 1 | 0.1 |
Emergency medical technician actions | ||
Left lateral positioning | 1364 | 95.3 |
Oxygen provided | 331 | 23.1 |
Intravenously placed | 165 | 11.5 |
Delivery characteristics | ||
When delivered | ||
Prior to ambulance arrival | 37 | 2.6 |
After ambulance arrival and prior to hospital admission | 45 | 3.1 |
Within 48 hours | 1285 | 89.8 |
Within 7 days | 64 | 4.5 |
In-hospital | 1274 | 89.1 |
Term (>37 weeks gestation) | 1223 | 85.5 |
Vaginal | 1170 | 81.8 |
Twin | 40 | 2.80 |
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; NGO, non-governmental oragnisation; RR, respiration rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure.