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Table 3 Birth Outcomes and Newborn Complications

From: Essential newborn care practice at four primary health facilities in conflict affected areas of Bossaso, Somalia: a cross-sectional study

 

n/N

Proportion (95% CI)

Birth Attendant

 Skilled health worker a

242/253

95.7(92.4–97.8)

 Non-skilled health worker b

11/253

4.3(2.2–7.6)

Birth Outcome

 Live births c

246/253

97.2(94.4–98.9)

 Stillbirth

7/253

2.8 (1.1–5.6)

 Early newborn death d

3/178

1.7 (0.3–4.8)

Gestational agee

 <  37 Weeks

6/252

2.4 (1.9–3.0)

 ≥ 37 Weeks

246/252

97.6 (94.9–99.1)

Newborn Complications f

 Infection

5/246

2.0 (0.7–4.7)

 Fast breathing

4/246

1.6 (0.4–4.1)

 Birth Asphyxia

11/246

4.5 (2.3–7.9)

 Congenital anomalies

1/246

0.4 (0.0–2.2)

  1. aSkilled health workers were Midwives who attended 229/242 or Registered Nurse who attended 13/242 births
  2. bNon-skilled health workers were Auxiliary Nurses who attended 9/11 or Community Midwife who attended 2/11 births
  3. cOne of the deliveries was a twin livebirth
  4. dDefined as death within 7 days after birth. 1 death at health facility and 2 deaths at home. 7-day outcome determined among 178 newborns
  5. eMissing gestational age of 1 newborn
  6. fMore than one complication could have been reported by patient. Denominator total livebirths with 1 twin birth
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