Table 2 Birth history, complications & hospitalizations
Birth location, N = 979 | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Commune health station | 180 | 18 |
District hospital | 561 | 57 |
Provincial hospital | 189 | 19 |
Private clinic | 6 | <1 |
Home | 9 | <1 |
Other hospital | 34 | 4 |
Birth clinical history, N = 979 | ||
Cesarean section delivery (n,%) | 157 | 16 |
Male newborn (n,%) | 508 | 52 |
Birth weight (grams)(mean ± SD, range) | 3132 ± 416 | (1400, 5000) |
Estimated Gestational Age (weeks) (mean ± SD, range) | 38.9 ± 1.6 | (32, 44) |
Length of stay (median days) | 1.35 | - |
Maternal complications during childbirth (n,%) | 46 | 5 |
Infant complications during birth or birth hospitalization (n,%) | 28 | 3 |
Cephalohematoma (n,%) | 23 | 2 |
Infant perinatal complications, N = 28 (excludes readmissions) | n | % |
Asphyxia | 4 | 14 |
Jaundice | 3 | 11 |
Respiratory distress/apnea | 3 | 11 |
Prematurity/small for gestational age | 3 | 11 |
Eye discharge | 3 | 11 |
Infection | 2 | 7 |
Cephalohematoma | 2 | 7 |
Separated sutures | 2 | 7 |
Meconium/amniotic fluid aspiration | 2 | 7 |
No urination | 1 | 4 |
Poor feeding | 1 | 4 |
Rash | 1 | 4 |
Don’t know | 1 | 4 |
Hospitalization & treatments, N = 979 | n | % |
Birth hospitalization for newborn illness | 10 | 1 |
Readmissions | 9 | 0.9 |
Phototherapy during birth hospitalization | 6 | 0.6 |
Phototherapy during readmission | 3 | 0.3 |
Phototherapy during birth hospitalization or with readmission | 9 | 0.9 |
Exchange transfusion during birth hospitalization or readmission | 0 | 0 |
Deaths | 0 | 0 |