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Table 4 Proportion of pregnant women that were aware of danger signs in pregnancy.

From: Antenatal care in The Gambia: Missed opportunity for information, education and communication

Pregnancy-related danger signs

N = 418

 

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