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Table 2 Number of women attended in an obstetric reference unit, by waiting time for delivery and birth, Ceará, Brazil, 2015 (n = 1815)

From: Access to public health services and integral care for women during the puerperal gravid period period in Ceará, Brazil

Variable

Delivery in Normal pregnancy

Delivery in high-risk pregnancy

Birth (neonatal ICU)

Total

Waiting time

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

<  2 h

286

22.7

137

31.0

14

12.3

437

24.1

2 to 6 h

395

31.4

161

36.4

10

8.8

566

31.2

6 to 12 h

286

22.7

50

11.3

13

11.4

349

19.2

> 12 h

292

23.2

94

21.3

77

67.5

463

25.5

Total

1259

100.0

442

100.0

114

100.0

1815

100.0

  1. Source: Table prepared by the author based on data from UNISUS, Department of Health of Ceará