Research Article

Factors Associated with Apgar Score among Newborns Delivered by Cesarean Sections at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa

Table 3

The fetal and newborn condition of pregnant mothers of newborns delivered by cesarean sections from January to March 2016 at Gandhi Memorial Hospital.

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage

Sex of the newborn babyMale21058.14
Female14441.86

Birth weight1.5 to 2.5 kg9627.12
2.5 to 4 kg24870.06
Greater than 4 kg102.82

Gestational age in termsPreterm for GA185.08
Term for GA31087.57
Postterm for GA267.35

Skin incision to delivery time≤3 minutes13238.37
>3minutes21261.63