Research Article

Neonatal and Maternal Complications of Placenta Praevia and Its Risk Factors in Tikur Anbessa Specialized and Gandhi Memorial Hospitals: Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 2

Antenatal characteristics of case and controls in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Referral and Gandhi Memorial Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2018.

Antenatal characteristicsCase ()Control ()Total ()

ParityNulliparous70 (23.1%)99 (32.7%)169 (27.9%)
Primiparous75 (24.8%)124 (40.9%)199 (32.8%)
Multiparous158 (52.1%)80 (26.4%)238 (39.3%)

Gestational age at delivery28-33 weeks89 (29.4%)0 (0.0%)89 (14.7%)
34-36 weeks62 (20.5%)25 (8.3%)87 (14.4%)
≥37 weeks152 (50.2%)278 (91.7)430 (71%)

Mode of deliveryC/S285 (94.1%)79 (26.1%)364 (60.1%)
SVD18 (5.9%)197 (65%)215 (35.5%)
Instrumental0 (0%)27 (8.9%)27 (4.5%)

Types of anesthesiaGeneral56 (18.5%)8 (2.6%)64 (10.6%)
Spinal229 (75.5%)71 (23.4%)314 (51.8%)
No anesthesia18 (5.9%)224 (73.9%)228 (37.6%)