From: Antenatal care in The Gambia: Missed opportunity for information, education and communication
Pregnancy-related danger signs | N = 418 | |
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 | n | % |
Anaemia/pallor/fatigue/breathlessness | 121 | 28.9 |
Hypertension/headache/swelling/fits | 103 | 24.6 |
Haemorrhage/heavy bleeding | 62 | 14.8 |
Sepsis/foul smelling discharge/postpartum abdominal pain | 21 | 5.0 |
Cessation of fetal movement/baby does not move | 13 | 3.1 |
Light bleeding/spotting | 9 | 2.2 |
Abnormal lie/position of fetus | 3 | 0.7 |
Multiple pregnancy/large abdomen | 0 | 0.0 |
Difficult/obstructed/prolonged labour/"sun set two times" | 0 | 0.0 |
Previous bad obstetric history/abdominal scars/previous stillbirth | 0 | 0.0 |