Table 3

Delivery characteristics and neonatal outcomes in the study population

Characteristicsn (%)
No of pregnant women3731
No of fetuses
Single3681 (98.7)
 Multiple gestation50 (1.3)
Place of delivery*
Partner referral facility2288 (64.0)
Other facilities502 (14.0)
 Home births786 (22.0)
Mode of delivery*
Vaginal2620 (73.3)
Spontaneous2617 (99.9)
Assisted3 (0.1)
 Caesarean956 (26.7)
  Elective530 (55.7)
  Emergent422 (44.3)
No of birth outcomes3781
Birth outcomes†
Livebirths3478 (92.0)
 Stillbirths98 (2.6)
 Miscarriages180 (4.8)
 Abortions25 (0.7)
Gender*
Male1836 (51.3)
 Female1738 (48.6)
Ambiguous2 (0.0)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)‡
Extremely preterm (<28)8 (0.2)
 Very preterm (28 to <32)44 (1.3)
 Moderate-to-late preterm (32 to <37)644 (18.6)
 Term (≥37)2761 (79.9)
Birthweight categories (kg)‡§
Extremely low birth weight (<1)2 (0.1)
 Very low birth weight (1 to < 1.5)31 (1.2)
 Low birth weight (1.5 to <2.5)578 (22.8)
 Normal birth weight (≥2.5)1930 (75.9)
  • *Reported for livebirths and stillbirths only.

  • †n=50 women had multiple gestations.

  • ‡Reported for livebirths only; missing ultrasound on n=21, hence GA at delivery could not be ascertained.

  • §Only reported for those collected within 72 hours; missing data on n=937 infants.

  • GA, gestational age.