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Table 5 Maternal and newborn outcomes at maternity exit, MSF Khost maternity hospital, Afghanistan, 2013–2014

From: Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan – is the hospital fulfilling its role?

Variable

N

(%)

Maternal outcome (n = 29,876)

 Discharged

29,352

(98)

 Referred (within and out of the facility)

71

(< 0.5)

 Death

8

(< 0.5)

 Absconded

435

(1)

 Not recorded

10

(< 0.5)

Birth outcome (n = 28,130)a

 Live births

27,105

(96)

  Discharged

25,966

(92)

  Transferred to neonatal unit

749

(3)

  Referred to other health facility

6

(< 0.5)

  Neonatal death

184

(1)

  Absconded

200

(1)

 Still births

954

(3)

  Stillbirth with FHRb positive on admission

150

(< 1)

  Stillbirth with FHR negative on admission

804

(3)

 Not recorded

71

(< 0.5)

  1. aSome women were admitted for pregnancy- and postpartum-associated complications, and thus not all of admitted patients delivered during their hospital stay. Additionally, some women gave birth to twins or triplets; hence, a mismatch exists between the number of maternal and birth outcomes
  2. bFoetal heart rate