Table 2 Maternal and newborn birth outcomes and complications
Variable | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N | % | 95% CI | n/N | % | 95% CI | ||
Birth and newborn outcome | |||||||
 Live birth (Singleton) | 245/253 | 96.8 | 93.9–98.6 | 261/271 | 96.3 | 93.3–98.2 | 0.96 |
 Live birth (Twins) | 1 /253 | 0.4 | 0.01–2.2 | 3 /271 | 1.1 | 0.2–3.2 | 0.34 |
Estimated gestational age | |||||||
  < 37 Weeks | 6/247 | 2.4 | 0.9–5.1 | 4/267 | 1.5 | 0.4–3.7 | 0.45 |
  ≥ 37 Weeks | 240/247 | 97.2 | 94.4–98.9 | 263/267 | 98.5 | 96.3–99.6 | 0.91 |
 Missing values | 1/247 | – |  | – | – |  |  |
Birthweight | |||||||
  < 2500 g | 6/247 | 2.5 | 0.7–5.3 | 21/267 | 7.9 | 4.2–10.7 | 0.002 |
  ≥ 2500 g | 216/247 | 87.4 | 94.7–99.3 | 245/267 | 91.8 | 89.3–95.8 | 0.71 |
 Missing values | 25/247 | 10.1 | 6.7–14.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.1 | < 0.001 |
Newborn complications | |||||||
 Severe infection | 5 /247 | 2.0 | 0.7–4.7 | 7 /267 | 2.6 | 1.1–5.3 | 0.66 |
 Isolated fast breathing | 4 /247 | 1.6 | 0.4–4.1 | 1 /267 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.1 | 0.15 |
 Birth asphyxia | 11 /247 | 4.5 | 2.2–7.8 | 13 /267 | 4.9 | 2.6–8.2 | 0.83 |
 Congenital abnormality | 0 /247 | 0.0 |  | 1 /267 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.1 | 0.34 |
 Other | 2 /247 | 0.8 | 0.1–2.9 | 1 /267 | 0.4 | 0.0–2.1 | 0.52 |
Maternal complicationsa | |||||||
 Bleeding | 16 /253 | 6.3 | 3.7–10.1 | 7 /271 | 2.6 | 1.0–5.2 | 0.05 |
 Obstructed/prolonged labor | 17 /253 | 6.7 | 4.0–10.5 | 3 /271 | 1.1 | 0.2–3.2 | 0.001 |
 Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | 4 /253 | 1.6 | 0.4–4.0 | 0 /271 | 0.0 |  | 0.04 |
 Severe infection | 12 /253 | 4.7 | 2.5–8.1 | 12/271 | 4.4 | 2.3–7.6 | 0.87 |
 Other | 3 /253 | 1.2 | 0.2–3.4 | 0 /271 | 0.0 |  | 0.07 |