Table 4 Delivery characteristics for infants born alive and ≥ 2500, by Global Network Region, 2010–2018
From: Neonatal deaths in infants born weighing ≥ 2500 g in low and middle-income countries
Africa | South Asia | Central America | ||||||||
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Zambia/Kenya | DRC | India | Pakistan | Guatemala | ||||||
Newborn deaths by 28th day | Newborns survived by 28th day | Newborn deaths by 28th day | Newborns survived by 28th day | Newborn deaths by 28th day | Newborns survived by 28th day | Newborn deaths by 28th day | Newborns survived by 28th day | Newborn deaths by 28th day | Newborns survived by 28th day | |
Births, N | 1193 | 127,387 | 325 | 26,975 | 1721 | 166,849 | 1941 | 68,182 | 908 | 68,441 |
Delivery Location, N (%) | 1193 | 127,386 | 325 | 26,975 | 1721 | 166,811 | 1939 | 68,163 | 908 | 68,441 |
Hospital | 327 (27.4) | 23,339 (18.3) | 49 (15.1) | 2185 (8.1) | 1171 (68.0) | 112,927 (67.7) | 725 (37.4) | 22,441 (32.9) | 415 (45.7) | 33,194 (48.5) |
Clinic/Health Center | 462 (38.7) | 59,520 (46.7) | 206 (63.4) | 19,114 (70.9) | 446 (25.9) | 47,420 (28.4) | 584 (30.1) | 18,419 (27.0) | 16 (1.8) | 1,579 (2.3) |
Home/Other | 404 (33.9) | 44,527 (35.0) | 70 (21.5) | 5676 (21.0) | 104 (6.0) | 6464 (3.9) | 630 (32.5) | 27,303 (40.1) | 477 (52.5) | 33,668 (49.2) |
Delivery Mode, N (%) | 1193 | 127,387 | 325 | 26,975 | 1721 | 166,849 | 1941 | 68,181 | 908 | 68,440 |
Vaginal Delivery | 1091 (91.5) | 124,806 (98.0) | 301 (92.6) | 26,705 (99.0) | 1328 (77.2) | 132,025 (79.1) | 1558 (80.3) | 57,997 (85.1) | 688 (75.8) | 52,118 (76.2) |
Assisted vacuum/forceps | 29 (2.4) | 705 (0.6) | 6 (1.8) | 56 (0.2) | 48 (2.8) | 1007 (0.6) | 112 (5.8) | 2281 (3.3) | 1 (0.1) | 31 (0.0) |
C-section | 73 (6.1) | 1876 (1.5) | 18 (5.5) | 214 (0.8) | 345 (20.0) | 33,817 (20.3) | 271 (14.0) | 903 (11.6) | 219 (24.1) | 16,291 (23.8) |
Obstructed/prolonged labor/failure to progress, N (%) | 317 (26.6) | 6145 (4.8) | 62 (19.1) | 348 (1.3) | 399 (23.2) | 16,027 (9.6) | 585 (30.2) | 9146 (13.4) | 106 (11.7) | 3,599 (5.3) |
Severe antepartum hemorrhage, N (%) | 48 (4.0) | 1029 (0.8) | 6 (1.8) | 26 (0.1) | 17 (1.0) | 390 (0.2) | 135 (7.0) | 1349 (2.0) | 9 (1.0) | 361 (0.5) |
Severe postpartum hemorrhage, N (%) | 88 (7.5) | 2939 (2.3) | 13 (4.0) | 151 (0.6) | 26 (1.5) | 822 (0.5) | 160 (8.2) | 2807 (4.1) | 23 (2.5) | 1,110 (1.6) |
Severe infectiona, N (%) | 34 (6.1) | 380 (0.6) | 23 (7.1) | 152 (0.6) | 4 (0.7) | 137 (0.2) | 52 (6.0) | 602 (2.0) | 8 (1.5) | 354 (0.9) |
Unplanned hospitalizationa, N (%) | 27 (5.6) | 375 (0.7) | 15 (5.4) | 185 (0.8) | 45 (9.5) | 2,025 (3.6) | 18 (2.4) | 152 (0.6) | 105 (20.6) | 3,171 (8.2) |
Abnormal fetal presentation, n/N (%) | 67/1192 (5.6) | 1198/127,328 (0.9) | 9/325 (2.8) | 89/26,955 (0.3) | 47/1720 (2.7) | 2797/166,584 (1.7) | 142/1939 (7.3) | 1829/68,119 (2.7) | 56/908 (6.2) | 1,803/ 68,418 (2.6) |