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Table 1 A comparison of the demographic characteristics of women with near-miss morbidity and maternal death.

From: "Near-miss" obstetric events and maternal deaths in Sagamu, Nigeria: a retrospective study

 

Near-miss cases

Maternal deaths

 

n = 211

n = 44

Age (years)

≤ 20

24 (11.4)

6 (13.6)

21–25

58 (27.5)

9 (20.5)

26–30

56 (26.5)

13 (29.5)

31–35

47 (22.3)

8 (18.2)

>35

26 (12.3)

8 (18.2)

Range

16–44

18–45

Mean ± SD

28.1 ± 6.1

28.6 ± 5.6

Parity

0

75 (35.5)

15 (34.1)

1–4

113 (53.6)

25 (56.8)

≥ 5

23 (10.9)

4 (9.1)

Range

0–7

0–7

Median

2

1

Booking status

Unbooked at OOUTH

174 (82.5)

39 (88.6)

Gestational age (weeks)

<13

26 (12.3)

2 (4.5)

13–28

13 (6.2)

1 (2.3)

>28

172 (81.5)

41 (93.2)

  1. Percentage in parenthesis