Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of the study participants
Parameters | N (%) |
|---|---|
Woman’s parity | |
1 | 153 (75.7%) |
2-3 | 45 (22.3%) |
> 3 | 4 (2%) |
Outcome of previous caesarean delivery | |
live infant | 166 (82.1%) |
Live infant in distress | 4 (2%) |
Premature baby | 1 (0.5%) |
Still birth | 11 (5.4%) |
Neonatal death | 10 (5%) |
Infant death | 6 (3%) |
Not documented | 4 (2%) |
Medical or obstetrical complications after the previous c/s according to the participant’s interview (n = 32) | |
Bleeding (PPH) | 3 (7.9%) |
Eclampsia | 8 (21.1%) |
Maternal infections | 8 (21.1%) |
Death of the baby(neonatal death) | 15 (39.5%) |
Burst abdomen | 3 (7.9%) |
Post partum psychosis | 1 (2.6%) |
Women’s family planning method choice following the current delivery | |
Bilateral Tubal Ligation | 12 (5.9%) |
Natural | 1 (0.5%) |
Pills | 6 (3%) |
Injections | 2 (1%) |
Not yet decided | 181 (89.6%) |
Women’s preferred mode of delivery before attending KNH | |
Trial of labour | 86 (42.6%) |
Elective repeat c/s | 95 (47.0%) |
Not sure | 17 (8.4%) |
Any | 4 (2.0%) |