Factors associated with maternal near miss in childbirth and the postpartum period: findings from the birth in Brazil National Survey, 2011–2012

Table 1 Percent distribution of puerperal women (n = 23,894) included in a study of hospitalization for childbirth care by maternal characteristics, Brazil, 2011–2012

Characteristic	Number	Percent
Maternal age (years)
12–19	4571	19.1
20–34	16,807	70.4
35 and over	2509	10.5
Schooling level (years)
15 or more	2107	8.9
11–14	9263	39.0
8–10	6086	25.6
0–7	6322	26.6
Skin color
White	8077	33.8
Mixed	13,404	56.1
Black	2051	8.6
East Asian	257	1.1
Indigenous	99	0.4
Conjugal situation
With partner	19,440	81.4
Without partner	4432	18.6
Number of previous births
0	11,208	46.9
1	7014	29.4
2–3	4501	18.8
4 or more	1171	4.9
Previous C-section
0	18,779	78.6
1	3905	16.3
2 or more	1211	5.1
Number of Antenatal care visits
0	286	1.2
1–3	2123	9.1
4–5	4110	17.6
6 or more	16,898	72.1
Number of services before admission to childbirth care
0	20,005	83.8
1	3302	13.8
2 or more	569	2.4
Clinical or obstetric complications
No	19,264	80.6
Yes	4630	19.4
Type of clinical or obstetric complications^a
Hypertensive disorders	2656	11.1
Diabetes mellitus	1968	8.2
Placental abruption	310	1.3
Placenta previa	116	0.5
Maternal infections	83	0.3
HIV infection	96	0.4
Type of delivery
Vaginal	11,152	46.7
Elective C-section	10,436	43.7
Intrapartum C-section	1959	8.2
Forceps	347	1.5

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