Characteristics | Frequency | Per cent |
Maternal age in years | ||
Less than 20 | 27 | 8.04 |
Between 20 and 35 | 269 | 80.06 |
35 and above | 40 | 11.90 |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 16 | 4.76 |
Health centre | 39 | 11.61 |
Hospital | 281 | 83.63 |
Maternal residency | ||
Urban | 191 | 56.85 |
Rural | 145 | 43.15 |
Parity | ||
Nulli parity | 185 | 55.06 |
Multiparty | 111 | 33.04 |
Grand parity | 40 | 11.90 |
ANC visit | ||
One | 5 | 1.5 |
Two | 39 | 11.6 |
Three | 161 | 47.9 |
Four and above | 122 | 36.3 |
Type of pregnancy | ||
Singleton | 196 | 58.33 |
Multiple | 140 | 41.67 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 268 | 79.76 |
Caesarean section | 68 | 20.24 |
Obstetric-related complication during index pregnancy | ||
Yes | 34 | 10.12 |
No | 302 | 89.88 |
Mother received corticosteroid before delivery | ||
Yes | 291 | 86.61 |
No | 45 | 13.39 |
Maternal serostatus (HIV) | ||
Positive | 15 | 4.46 |
Negative | 321 | 95.54 |
ANC, antenatal care; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.