Table 1 Description of singleton term births
All Singleton term births ≥37 weeks n = 22426 | Group reporting outside uterotonics n = 1260 | |
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Perinatal Deaths | ||
Fresh Still Births | 361 (1 · 6 %) | 63 (5 · 0 %) |
Macerated Still Births | 191 (0 · 9 %) | 8 (0 · 6 %) |
Unspecified Still Births | 5 (0 · 0 %) | 3 (0 · 2 %) |
Total early Neonatal deaths | 318 (1 · 4 %) | 53 (4 · 2 %) |
Neonatal deaths from Birth Asphyxia | 229 (1 · 0 %) | 41 (3 · 3 %) |
Total Perinatal deaths | 875 (3 · 9 %) | 124 (9 · 8 %) |
Birth Complications | ||
Prolonged labor (>12 h) | 1289 (5 · 7 %) | 185 (14 · 4 %) |
Pre-eclampsia (Moderate) | 63 (0 · 3 %) | 5 (0 · 4 %) |
Pre-eclampsia (Severe) | 303 (1 · 4 %) | 12 (1 · 0 %) |
Eclampsia | 261 (1 · 2 %) | 13 (1 · 0 %) |
Hospital Procedures | ||
Cesarian-sections | 4953 (21 · 1 %) | 484 (38 · 4 %) |
Cesarians due to fetal compromise | 1501 (6 · 7 %) | 97 (7 · 7 %) |
Uterotonic to augment or induce | 7516 (33 · 5 %) | 435 (34 · 5 %) |