Research Article
Improving Perinatal Care in the Rural Regions Worldwide by Wireless Enabled Antepartum Fetal Monitoring: A Demonstration Project
Table 7
Place of delivery, obstetric complications, gestational age, and weight at birtha.
| | | Study group | Standard of care | | | () | () |
| | Place of delivery | | Hospital | 74% | 77% | | At home/midwife | 26% | 23% |
| | Obstetric complications | | Preeclampsia | 11% | 10% | | Eclampsia | 0% | 3% | | Hemorrhage | 0% | 0% | | Sepsis | 0% | 0% |
| | Gestational age at birth | | 28 to 35 weeks | 4% | 3% | | 36 to 37 weeks | 12% | 20% | | 37+ weeks | 84% | 77% |
| | Weight at birth | | Under 1000 gms | 0% | 0% | | 1000–1500 gms | 0% | 0% | | 1501–2500 gms | 9% | 6% | | Over 2501 gms | 91% | 94% |
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None of the differences between the two groups were statistically significant per a binomial test with alpha = 0.05.
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