Table 2

Adverse maternal and foetal outcomes (N = 351), St. Francis Hospital, Uganda, 2023

Adverse maternal and foetal outcomesAbsolute frequency (n)Relative frequency (%)
Maternal outcomes
Mode of delivery
 C/S18452.4
 Vaginal16747.6
Admission to HDU/ICU
 No31589.7
 Yes3610.3
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy7421.1
 Gestational hypertension3610.2
 Pre-eclampsia349.7
 Eclampsia20.6
 HELLP20.6
 Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or HELLP3810.8
GDM133.7
PPH133.7
PROM72.0
APH20.6
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)
 ≥3732291.7
 <37298.3
Foetal outcomes
Outcome
 Live birth34698.6
 Stillbirth51.4
APGAR at 1 min
 7–1032291.8
 4–6185.1
 <4113.1
APGAR at 5 min
 7–1034197.2
 4–641.1
 <461.7
Birth weight (kg)
 2.5–3.931088.3
 <2.5236.6
 ≥4185.1
Admission to nursery/NICU
 Yes11332.2
 No23867.8
  • APH, antepartum haemorrhage; C/S, caesarean section; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; HDU, high-dependency unit; HELLP, haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets; ICU, intensive care unit; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PPH, postpartum haemorrhage; PROM, prelabour rupture of membranes.