Table 2

Birth outcomes for pregnant women who presented to Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM) for antenatal care and returned for facility delivery (N=1089 mothers*; N=1104 infants*)

Caesarean section, N (%)218 (20)
Gestational age at delivery, median (IQR) (N=972)38 (36–40)
Gestational age at delivery, N (%) (N=972)
 ≥37 weeks (term)621 (64)
 32–37 weeks (late preterm)314 (32)
 28–32 weeks (very preterm)32 (3)
 <28 weeks (extreme preterm)5 (1)
Infant outcomes (N=1104)
Birth outcomes, N (%)
 Live birth1089 (99)
 Neonatal death6 (1)
 Stillbirth9 (1)
Birth weight (mg), median (IQR) (N=1042)3000 (2710–3300)
Low birth weight†, N (%) (N=1042)142 (14)
Small for gestational age‡, N (%) (N=977)258 (26)
Apgar—1 min, N (%) (N=1008)
 Normal (≥7)944 (94)
 Low (4–7)49 (5)
 Severely low (<4)15 (1)
Apgar—5 min, N (%) (N=1008)
 Normal (≥7)981 (97)
 Low (4–7)20 (2)
 Severely low (<4)7 (1)
  • *Unless otherwise noted.

  • †<2500 mg.

  • ‡<10% weight by gestational age.

  • HUM, Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais.