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Table 3 Intra partum related characteristics of the study participants in Debre Berhan referral hospital, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Determinants of birth asphyxia among newborns in Debre Berhan referral hospital, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia: a case-control study

Variable

Cases (%)

Controls (%)

Total (%)

Labor attendant

 Midwives

39 (43.4)

44 (23.9)

83 (30.1)

 General practitioner

30 (36.6)

92 (50.0)

122 (44.2)

 Gynecologist

23 (25.0)

48 (26.1)

71 (25.7)

Type of labor

 Spontaneous

50 (54.3)

156 (84.8)

206 (74.6)

 Induced

42 (45.7)

28 (15.2)

70 (25.4)

Duration of labor

 Normal

24 (20.1)

151 (82.1)

175 (63.4)

 Prolonged

68 (79.9)

33 (17.9)

101 (36.6)

Mode of delivery

 SVD

37 (40.2)

131 (71.2)

168 (60.9)

 Instrumental

26 (28.3)

23 (12.5)

49 (17.7)

 CS

29 (31.5)

30 (16.3)

59 (21.4)

Amniotic fluid

 Stained

46 (50.0)

14 (7.6)

60 (21.7)

 Non stained

46 (50.0)

170 (92.4)

216 (78.3)

PROM

 Yes

39 (42.4)

25 (13.6)

64 (23.2)

 No

53 (57.6)

159 (86.4)

212 (76.8)

Obstructed labor

 Yes

27 (29.3)

16 (8.7)

43 (15.6)

 No

65 (70.7)

168 (91.3)

233 (84.4)

Fetal presentation

 Cephalic

68 (73.9)

162 (88.0)

230 (83.3)

 Not cephalic

24 (26.1)

22 (12.0)

46 (16.7)

Cord prolapse

 Yes

13 (14.1)

2 (1.1)

15 (5.4)

 No

79 (85.9)

182 (98.9)

261 (94.6)