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Table 7 Identified perinatal and postnatal factors among children with CP aged 2–18 years in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital July – September 2018

From: Cerebral palsy in children: subtypes, motor function and associated impairments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

F

%

PROM

Yes

45

25.9

No

115

66.1

Unknown

14

8

Mode of delivery

SVD

130

74.7

Instrumental

16

9.2

C/S

17

9.8

Unknown

11

6.3

Complications during delivery

APH

4

2.5

Birth trauma

3

1.9

Neonatal RD

67

42.7

HTN

7

4.5

Precipitated labor

18

11.5

Instrumental delivery

16

10.2

Preterm

16

10.2

C/S for big baby

3

1.9

Post term

12

7.6

Unknown

11

7

Did the baby cry?

Yes

55

31.6

No, but < 5 min

10

5.7

No, > 5 min

81

46.6

Unknown

28

16.1

Bag mask ventilation

Yes

77

44.3

No

79

45.4

Unknown

18

10.3

NICU admission

Yes

111

63.8

No

63

36.2

Birth weight

1000–1500

6

3.4

1500–2500

30

17.2

2500–4000

83

47.7

> 4000

3

1.7

Unknown

52

29.9

Birth order

1st

102

58.6

2nd

29

16.7

3rd and above

35

20

unknown

8

4.6