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Table 4 Early neonatal and maternal outcomes at MTRH from January 2004 to March 2011

From: A retrospective analysis of maternal and neonatal mortality at a teaching and referral hospital in Kenya

Outcome

Maternal deaths n = 150

Neonatal deaths n = 200

 

n

%

n

%

Baby’s outcome at birth

    

Alive

66

45

172

86

Stillbirth

61

41

28

14

Early neonatal death

20

14

0

0

Missing

4

2

0

0

Baby’s weight at birth

    

500-2499gms

31

20

133

67

2500-4499gms

36

24

49

25

Missing

82

55

18

9

Apgar score at 5 mins

    

0-6

61

41

78

39

7-10

31

20

79

40

Missing

58

39

43

21

Baby’s gender at birth

    

Male

41

27

105

52

Female

52

35

85

43

Missing

57

38

10

5

Baby’s condition on discharge

    

Alive

38

25

0

0

Neonatal death

96

64

200

100

Missing

15

10

0

0

Mothers condition on discharge

    

Alive

0

0

186

98

Death

150

100

4

2

Missing

0

0

0

0

  1. Denominators vary for each item depending on missing data.