Table 1 Assessment of the presence of demographic characteristics, antenatal care, delivery/abortion and referral information
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Demographic and antenatal care information (N = 76) | ||
 Date of review | 18 | 23.7 |
 cMaternal death review number | 7 | 9.2 |
 Patient code | 8 | 10.5 |
 Age | 69 | 90.8 |
 Marital status | 8 | 10.5 |
 Gravidity | 69 | 90.8 |
 Parity | 68 | 89.5 |
 Live children | 54 | 71.1 |
 Mode of delivery of previous pregnancya | 8 | 12.7 |
 Date of last caesarean sectionb | 1 | 25.0 |
 Number of antenatal care visits in this pregnancy | 54 | 71.1 |
 Risk factors detected during this pregnancy | 46 | 60.5 |
Delivery/abortion information for those who delivered before last admission (N = 19) | ||
Date of delivery/abortion | 18 | 94.7 |
Duration of amenorrhoea | 8 | 42.1 |
Status of baby at delivery (dead/alive/abortion) | 11 | 57.9 |
Place of birth/abortion(home/facility) | 18 | 94.7 |
Assisted by who | 11 | 57.9 |
Information on complications | 16 | 84.2 |
Referring information for referral cases (N = 32) | ||
 Type of referring facility | 28 | 87.5 |
 Reason for referral | 26 | 81.3 |
 History of case | 17 | 53.1 |
 cHow does a woman’s position in the community affect her referral | 0 | 0 |