Table 2 Obstetric and neonatal characteristics and association with fetal outcome
Variable | N | (%) | Perinatal survival n (%) | Perinatal death n (%) | (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parity | |||||
1 | 128 | (29.1) | 98 (76.6) | 30 (23.4) | 0.617 |
2-5 | 259 | (59.1) | 197 (76) | 62 (24) | |
≥6 | 51 | (11.6) | 42 (82.4) | 9 (17.6) | |
Referral status | |||||
Referred | 49 | (11.2) | 23 (46.9) | 26 (53.1) | 0.000 |
Not referred | 389 | (88.8) | 314 (80.7) | 75 (19.3) | |
Booking status | |||||
Mulago ANC | 174 | (39.7) | 142 (81.6) | 32 (18.4) | 0.122 |
Elsewhere | 60 | (13.7) | 42 (70) | 18 (30) | |
Unbooked | 204 | (46.6) | 153 (75) | 51 (25) | |
Fetal heart (N = 437) | |||||
Regular | 297 | (67.8) | 274 (92.3) | 23 (7.7) | 0.000 |
Irregular | 140 | (32.2) | 62 (44.3) | 78 (55.7) | |
Cord position (N = 436) | |||||
Outside vagina | 91 | (20.8) | 47 (51.6) | 44 (48.4) | 0.000 |
Inside vagina | 334 | (76.2) | 280 (83.8) | 54 (16.2) | |
Cervical canal | 11 | (2.5) | 10 (90.6) | 1 (9.1) | |
Cervical dilatation | |||||
≥7 cm | 228 | (52.1) | 160 (70.2) | 68 (29.8) | 0.000 |
<7 cm | 210 | (47.6) | 177 (84.3) | 33 (15.7) | |
Knee chest position | |||||
Put | 348 | (79.5) | 279 (80.2) | 69 (19.8) | 0.002 |
Not put | 90 | (200.5) | 58 (64.4) | 32 (35.6) | |
DDI | |||||
≤ 30 min | 224 | (51.1) | 197 (87.9) | 27 (12.1) | 0.000 |
31-60 | 115 | (26.3) | 94 (81.7) | 21 (18.3) | |
>60 | 99 | (22.6) | 46 (46.5) | 53 (53.5) | |
Mode of delivery | |||||
Vaginal | 121 | (27.6) | 79 (65.3) | 42 (34.7) | 0.000 |
Caesarean section | 317 | (72.4) | 258 (81.4) | 59 (18.6) | |
Maturity | |||||
Mature | 383 | (87.4) | 295 (77) | 88 (23) | 0.913 |
Premature | 55 | (12.6) | 42 (76.4) | 13 (23.6) | |
Apgar score at 5 min | |||||
≥7 | 305 | (69.6) | 304 (99.7) | 1 (0.3) | 0.000 |
<7 | 133 | (30.4) | 33 (24.8) | 100 (75.2) |