Table 1 Maternal and obstetric characteristics of maternal and early neonatal deaths at MTRH from January 2004 to March 2011
Characteristic | Maternal deaths n = 150 | Neonatal deaths n = 200 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) | ||||
15-24 | 54 | 36 | 97 | 51 |
25-34 | 66 | 44 | 68 | 35 |
35-45 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 14 |
Gravida | ||||
Primigravida (1) | 34 | 23 | 58 | 29 |
Multigravida (2–4) | 73 | 49 | 108 | 54 |
Grandmultigravida (5–7) | 32 | 21 | 26 | 13 |
Grandgrandmultigravida (>8) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Birth attendant at delivery | ||||
Doctor | 61 | 47 | 50 | 26 |
Midwife | 70 | 53 | 136 | 71 |
Pregnancy stage on admission | ||||
Antepartum | 53 | 37 | 73 | 37 |
Intrapartum | 61 | 42 | 110 | 56 |
Puerperium | 30 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
Labour stage on admission | ||||
Latent | 42 | 42 | 16 | 9 |
Active | 37 | 37 | 156 | 87 |
Second stage | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
Gestational age | ||||
<36 weeks | 78 | 59 | 116 | 58 |
37-41 weeks | 37 | 28 | 39 | 19 |
<42 weeks | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Post partum | 14 | 11 | 40 | 20 |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Vaginal | 64 | 43 | 146 | 73 |
Operation | 51 | 34 | 45 | 22 |
Assisted delivery | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
Other | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Booking status | ||||
Booked | 63 | 42 | 38 | 21 |
Unbooked (referral) | 87 | 58 | 139 | 79 |