From: Perinatal outcomes in a South Asian setting with high rates of low birth weight
 | Kaniyambadi | Nova Scotia | ||
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 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
Total births | 49,806 | 100.0 | 208,020 | 100.0 |
Maternal age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < 20 years | 9,364 | 18.8 | 15,715 | 7.6 |
   20–24 years | 25,469 | 51.1 | 47,010 | 22.6 |
   25–29 years | 12,069 | 24.2 | 70,775 | 34.0 |
   30–34 years | 2,264 | 4.6 | 53,466 | 25.7 |
   35–39 years | 581 | 1.2 | 18,461 | 8.9 |
   ≥ 40 years | 57 | 0.1 | 2,593 | 1.3 |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 | 20,798 | 41.8 | 92,337 | 44.4 |
   1–2 | 24,777 | 49.8 | 103,602 | 49.8 |
   3–4 | 3,679 | 7.4 | 10,737 | 5.2 |
   ≥ 5 | 552 | 1.1 | 1,323 | 0.6 |
Previous cesarean delivery | 1,220 | 2.5 | 22,093 | 10.6 |
Previous perinatal death | 2,461 | 4.9 | 3,139 | 1.5 |
Multiple births | 545 | 1.1 | 5,113 | 2.5 |