Table 2 Maternal characteristics of all hospital births in Suriname in 2016 and 2017
Total n = (%) | |
|---|---|
Total deliveries | 18,290 |
Hospitals | |
I | 4380 (23.9) |
II | 5070 (27.7) |
III | 5089 (27.8) |
IV | 3034 (16.6) |
V | 717 (3.9) |
Age (years) | |
< 20 | 2518 (13.8) |
20–35 | 13,646 (74.8) |
> 36 | 2087 (11.4) |
Missings n = 39 | |
Ethnicity | |
Maroon | 4950 (27.6) |
Creole | 4217 (23.5) |
Hindustani | 3395 (18.9) |
Mixed | 2254 (12.5) |
Javanese | 1948 (10.9) |
Indigenous / Amerindian | 681 (3.8) |
Chinese | 381 (2.1) |
Othera | 137 (0.8) |
Missings n = 327 | |
Parity | |
0 | 6243 (34.3) |
1–3 | 9553 (52.4) |
> 4 | 2428 (13.3) |
Missings n = 66 | |
Gestational age (GA) | |
< 28 weeks | 217 (1.2) |
28–36 weeks | 2312 (12.8) |
> 37 weeks | 15,569 (86.0) |
Missings n = 192 | |
Anemia | |
Moderate | 2571 (39.9) |
Severe | 153 (2.4) |
Missings n = 11.851 | |
Multiple pregnancy | |
Twin | 208 (1.1) |
Triplet | 3 (−) |
Mode of delivery | |
Spontaneous | 13,650 (74.6) |
Instrumental | 231 (1.3) |
Cesarean section | 4409 (24.1) |
Presentation | |
Cephalic | 17,671 (96.6) |
Breech | 560 (3.1) |
Transverse | 59 (0.3) |
Post partum hemorrhage | |
500–999 mL | 1031 (6.3) |
> 1000 mL | 256 (1.6) |
Missings n = 1942 | |
Total babies born | 18,504 |
Live births | 18,118 (97.9) |
Stillbirths, > 22 weeks | 386 (2.1) |
Sex | |
Girls | 8915 (48.2) |
Missings n = 17 | |
Birth weight | |
< 2500 g | 2774 (15.1) |
2500–4000 g | 15,069 (81.9) |
> 4000 g | 558 (3.0) |
Missings n = 103 | |
Apgar-score 5 min | |
Below 7 | 648 (3.9) |
Missings n = 1704 | |
Late stillbirth | |
n= | 285 |
SBR per 1000 hospital births b | 15.6 |
Maternal deaths | |
n= | 25c |
National MMR per 100.000 LB d | 127 |
n= | 20 |
Hospital-based MMR per 100.000 LB d | 110 |