Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of mothers in the immediate post-partum at public hospitals of Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia 2021 (n = 359)
Variables | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Parity | ||
1 | 80 | 22.3 |
> = 2 | 279 | 77.7 |
Did your last pregnancy was planned? | ||
Yes | 285 | 79.4 |
No | 74 | 20.6 |
Did you have Antenatal care follow-up during the pregnancy? | ||
Yes | 321 | 89.4 |
No | 38 | 10.6 |
How many times did you have ANC follow-up during pregnancy? | ||
1–3 | 116 | 46.3 |
> = 4 | 155 | 53.7 |
Where did you give birth to a recent baby | ||
Public health center | 27 | 7.5 |
Public hospital | 328 | 91.4 |
Private clinic | 2 | .6 |
Home | 2 | .6 |
Type of last delivery | ||
Normal delivery | ||
Cesarean delivery | 208 | 57.9 |
Vacuum extraction/forceps delivery | 80 | 22.3 |
Delivery by episiotomy | 27 | 7.5 |
Experience complication during last delivery | ||
Yes | 116 | 32.3 |
No | 243 | 67.7 |
Type of complication | ||
Postpartum Hemorrhage | 44 | 12.3 |
Retained placenta | 19 | 5.3 |
Injury on birth canal | 16 | 4.5 |
Inversion of uterus | 9 | 2.5 |
Cesarean section secondary to prolonged labor | 28 | 7.8 |
Did you received postnatal care in immediate postpartum period | ||
Yes | 267 | 74.4 |
No | 92 | 25.6 |
Did you stay in health facility after delivery | ||
Yes | 339 | 94.4 |
No | 20 | 5.6 |
For how many days did you stay in health facility after delivery | ||
6 h | 162 | 45.1 |
One day | 94 | 26.2 |
Two days | 52 | 14.5 |
More than 2 days to one week | 23 | 6.4 |
More than a week | 8 | 2.2 |