Proportion and Associated Factors of Nonreassuring Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Finote Selam Primary Hospital, North West Ethiopia

Table 3

Intrapartum profile of mothers who gave birth at Finote Selam primary hospital North West Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Gestational age
<37 weeks	23	6.3
37-42 weeks	335	92
>42 weeks	6	1.65
Type of pregnancy
Single	356	97.8
Multiple	8	2.2
Onset of labor
Spontaneous	317	87.05
Induced	41	11.3
Elective C/S	6	1.65
Presentation of the baby
Cephalic	333	91.5
Breech	24	6.6
Transverse	3	0.82
Compound	4	1.1
Stage of labor on admission
Closed	23	6.3
1-3 cm	171	46.8
4-9 cm	145	39
10 cm	25	6.9
FHR on admission
Normal	340	93.4
Abnormal	24	6.6
Stage of labor at detection of NRFHRP ()
Closed	2	3.6
1-3 cm	14	25.5
4-9 cm	18	32.7
10 cm	21	38.18
Degree of meconium staining
Clear	233	64
Grade I	88	24.24
Grade II	32	8.8
Grade III	11	3.03
Duration of labor
Prolonged	72	19.7
Not prolonged	292	80.3
Possible cause for NRFHRP (59)
Unknown cause	19	34.2
Poor progress of labor	12	21.8
Fetopelvic disproportion	11	20
Nuchal cord	5	9.1
Chorioamnionitis	5	9.1
Antepartum haemorrhage (placental abruption)	3	5.45
Preeclampsia	3	5.45
Previous C/S scar	2	0.55
Cord prolapse	1	1.81