Table 1 Pregnancy outcomes and maternal characteristics in one specialized and one general hospital in south Ethiopia, 2014–2016
Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Year, n = 13,236 | |
  2014 | 1564 (11.8) |
  2015 | 5633 (42.6) |
  2016 | 6039 (45.6) |
Name of the Hospital, n = 13,236 | |
  Durame Hospital | 4655 (35.2) |
  Hawassa Referral Hospital | 8581 (64.8) |
Age category, n = 13,236 | |
  <=20 | 2139 (16.2) |
  21–25 | 4983 (37.6) |
  26–30 | 4432 (33.5) |
  31–35 | 1315 (9.9) |
  >35 | 367 (2.8) |
Mode of delivery, n = 13,236 | |
  Spontaneous Vaginal delivery | 7142 (54) |
  Caesarean section | 4670 (35.2) |
  Episiotomy | 105 (0.8) |
  Forceps or vacuum extraction | 1319 [10] |
Maternal status, n = 13,236 | |
  Died | 68 (0.5) |
  Stable | 13,084 (98.9) |
  Unstable or deteriorated or referred to the next health facility | 84 (0.6) |
Maternal complication, n = 13,236 | |
  Yes | 2081 (15.7) |
  No | 11,155 (84.3) |
Type of complication a, n = 2081 | |
  Pre-eclampsia /Eclampsia | 646 (31.0) |
  Antepartum haemorrhage | 271 (13.0) |
  Postpartum Haemorrhage | 164 (7.9) |
  Sepsis | 36 (1.7) |
  Obstructed labor/Prolonged labor | 459 (22.0.) |
  Uterine rupture | 83 (4.0.) |
  Premature Rupture of the Membrane | 89 (4.3) |
  Cephalopelvic disproportion | 36 (1.7) |
  Complication referred | 33 (1.6) |
  Other* | 82 (3.9) |
  Not recorded or missing | 334 (16.0) |
Previous history of caesarean section, n = 13,236 | |
  Yes | 413 (3.1) |
  No | 12,823 (96.9) |
Pregnancy outcome, n = 13,236 | |
  Single | 12,096 (91.4) |
  Twin | 388 (2.9) |
  Stillbirths | 739 (5.6) |
  Macerated | 13 (0.1) |