Socio-demographics, obstetrical history and characteristics of the index pregnancy
| Characteristics | Number of pregnant women ((%)N=4181) | Number of deaths ((%)n=182) | Number of those alive ((%)n=3999) |
| Age | |||
| 12–19 | 123 (2.9) | 10 (5.5) | 113 (2.8) |
| 20–34 | 3094 (74.0) | 124 (68.1) | 2970 (74.3) |
| 35–60 | 964 (23.1) | 48 (26.4) | 916 (22.9) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 304 (7.3) | 25 (13.7) | 279 (7.0) |
| Married | 3877 (92.7) | 157 (86.3) | 3720 (93.0) |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed/housewife | 721 (17.2) | 33 (18.1) | 688 (17.2) |
| Student | 274 (6.6) | 17 (9.3) | 257 (6.4) |
| Self-employed (petty-trader) | 1877 (44.9) | 80 (44.0) | 1797 (44.9) |
| Self-employed (mid-high business) | 442 (10.6) | 17 (9.3) | 425 (10.6) |
| Employed | 867 (20.7) | 35 (19.2) | 832 (20.8) |
| Obstetric complications in a previous pregnancy | |||
| Yes | 733 (17.5) | 12 (6.6) | 721 (18.0) |
| No | 3448 (82.5) | 170 (93.4) | 3278 (82.0) |
| Parity | |||
| Nulliparous (0) | 1495 (35.8) | 59 (32.4) | 1436 (35.9) |
| Primiparous (1) | 1066 (25.5) | 40 (22.0) | 1026 (25.7) |
| Multiparous (2–4) | 1515 (36.2) | 78 (42.9) | 1437 (35.9) |
| Grand-multiparous (5 or more) | 105 (2.5) | 5 (2.8) | 100 (2.5) |
| Number of gestations | |||
| Singleton | 4000 (95.7) | 180 (98.9) | 3820 (95.5) |
| Multiple | 181 (4.3) | 2 (1.1) | 179 (4.5) |
| Booking status | |||
| Booked | 1502 (35.9) | 11 (6.0) | 1491 (37.3) |
| Unbooked | 2679 (64.1) | 171 (94.0) | 2508 (62.7) |
| Fetal complications | |||
| No fetal complication, only maternal complication | 2748 (65.7) | 24 (13.2) | 2724 (68.1) |
| Reduced/absent fetal movement | 428 (10.2) | 53 (29.1) | 375 (9.4) |
| Intrauterine fetal death | 159 (3.8) | 10 (5.5) | 149 (3.7) |
| Aborted | 846 (20.2) | 95 (52.2) | 751 (18.8) |
| Obstetrical complications | |||
| No maternal complication, only fetal complication | 145 (3.7) | 6 (3.3) | 139 (3.5) |
| Obstructed labour | 996 (23.8) | 9 (5.0) | 987 (24.7) |
| Haemorrhage | 737 (17.6) | 26 (14.3) | 711 (17.8) |
| Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | 942 (22.5) | 31 (17.0) | 911 (22.8) |
| Sepsis | 173 (4.1) | 6 (3.3) | 167 (4.2) |
| Abortion | 597 (14.3) | 73 (40.1) | 524 (13.1) |
| Ectopic pregnancy | 249 (6.0) | 22 (12.1) | 227 (5.7) |
| Others | 342 (8.2) | 9 (5.0) | 333 (8.3) |
| Weekend travel to a health facility | |||
| Yes | 948 (22.7) | 35 (19.2) | 913 (22.8) |
| No | 3233 (77.3) | 147 (80.8) | 3086 (77.2) |
| Period of the day of travel to the facility (n=2813) | |||
| Morning | 1021 (36.3) | 32 (25.0) | 989 (36.8) |
| Afternoon | 751 (26.7) | 38 (29.7) | 713 (26.6) |
| Evening | 644 (22.9) | 37 (28.9) | 607 (22.6) |
| Night | 397 (14.1) | 21 (16.4) | 376 (14.0) |
| Referral | |||
| Not referred | 3143 (75.2) | 140 (76.9) | 3003 (75.1) |
| Referred | 1037 (24.8) | 42 (23.1) | 996 (24.9) |
| The initial point of care for those referred (N=1037) | |||
| Another hospital (public) | 164 (15.8) | 4 (9.5) | 160 (16.1) |
| Another hospital (private | 238 (23.0) | 10 (23.8) | 228 (22.9) |
| Clinic (public or private) | 79 (7.6) | 2 (4.8) | 77 (7.7) |
| Primary health centre | 425 (41.0) | 17 (40.5) | 408 (41.0) |
| Traditional birth attendant | 103 (9.9) | 8 (19.1) | 95 (9.6) |
| Nursing/maternity home | 6 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.6) |
| Non-formal referral | 22 (2.1) | 1 (2.4) | 21 (2.1) |
| Mode of birth | |||
| Spontaneous vaginal birth | 1240 (29.7) | 46 (25.3) | 1194 (29.9) |
| Assisted vaginal birth | 151 (3.6) | 20 (11.0) | 131 (3.3) |
| Caesarean birth | 1944 (46.5) | 21 (11.5) | 1923 (48.1) |
| Uterine evacuation | 846 (20.2) | 95 (52.2) | 751 (18.8) |
| Facility type | |||
| Non-apex referral | 3450 (82.5) | 164 (90.1) | 3286 (82.2) |
| Apex referral | 731 (17.5) | 18 (9.9) | 713 (17.8) |
| Principal settlement type served by the hospital | |||
| Urban | 858 (20.5) | 13 (7.1) | 845 (21.1) |
| Suburban | 2332 (55.8) | 127 (69.8) | 2205 (55.1) |
| Rural | 991 (23.7) | 42 (23.1) | 949 (23.8) |
| The majority population type served in the hospital catchment area | |||
| Non-slum | 3400 (81.3) | 138 (75.8) | 3262 (81.6) |
| Slum | 781 (18.7) | 44 (24.2) | 737 (18.4) |