Associated Factors with Low Birth Weight in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Characteristics related to newborn and delivery among mothers who gave birth in Dire Dawa government hospital, eastern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 420).

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gestational
<37 weeks	37	8.8
≥37 weeks	383	91.2
APGAR score within the 1^st minute
<7/10	51	12.1
≥7/10	369	87.9
Sex of the neonate
Male	195	46.7
Female	224	53.3
Fetal presentation
Cephalic	322	76.7
Breach	98	23.3
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous vaginal delivery	215	51.2
Instrumental	135	32.1
Caesarian section	70	16.7
Complication during pregnancy
Yes	164	39
No	256	61