Outcomes among Mothers Who Gave Birth in the Health Facility: Does Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Have a Role?

Table 2

Frequency distribution of obstetric variables cross-tabulated with maternal birth outcome, among postnatal mothers in Debre Tabor Hospital, 2016 (n = 384).

Variables	Maternal birth outcome		Total frequency (%)
	Good (%)	Poor (%)
Parity
Para 1	104 (88.1)	14 (11.9)	118 (30.7)
Para 2–4	137 (74.1)	48 (25.9)	185 (48.2)
Para ≥5	56 (69.1)	25 (30.9)	81 (21.1)
Had ANC in the current pregnancy
Yes	277 (80.9)	65 (19.1)	342 (89.1)
No	20 (47.6)	22 (52.4)	42 (10.9)
Number of ANC visits
0	20 (47.6)	22 (52.4)	42 (10.9)
1	15 (71.4)	6 (28.6)	21 (5.5)
2	66 (75.0)	22 (25.0)	88 (22.9)
3	81 (86.2)	13 (13.8)	94 (24.5)
4	115 (82.7)	24 (17.3)	139 (36.2)
Preference of this hospital
Self-preference	144 (86.8)	22 (13.2)	166 (43.2)
Referred from another facility	153 (70.2)	65 (29.8)	218 (56.8)
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous vaginal	230 (81.8)	51 (18.2)	281 (73.2)
Caesarean	45 (67.2)	22 (32.8)	67 (17.5)
Instrumental	14 (60.9)	9 (39.1)	23 (5.9)
Breech	8 (61.5)	5 (38.5)	13 (3.4)

Within row relative frequency percentage.