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Table 2 Maternal Birth Characteristics

From: Congenital malformations among newborns admitted in the neonatal unit of a tertiary hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria - a retrospective study

Characteristic

N [%]

Maternal Age [yrs]

Nā€‰=ā€‰15

20 ā€“ 25

3 [17.7]

26 ā€“ 30

5 [29.4]

31 ā€“ 35

6 [35.3]

36 ā€“ 40

1 [5.9]

Ļ‡ 2ā€‰=ā€‰3.933, dfā€‰=ā€‰3, Pā€‰=ā€‰0.269

Gestational age at birth [weeks]

Nā€‰=ā€‰17

37

1 [5.9]

39

3 [17.6]

40

13 [76.5]

Mode of delivery

Nā€‰=ā€‰17

Spontaneous Vertex

14 [82.4]

Caesarean Section

3 [17.6]

ANC attendance

17 [100.0]

Trimester of ANC commencement

Nā€‰=ā€‰14

First

4 [23.5]

Second

8 [47.1]

Third

2 [11.8]

Drugs ingested during pregnancy

Ā 

[Multiple choice allowed]

Ā 

Herbs

3 [17.6]

Routine drugs

14 [82.4]

Other OTC drugs

2 [11.8]

Family History of Birth deformity

Ā 

No

13 [76.5]

No response

4 [23.5]