Prevalence of malaria in pregnancy in southern Laos: a cross-sectional survey

Malaria Journal

Table 3 Delivery and newborn characteristics, Salavan Province, Laos, 2014

	Hospital survey N = 331
	n (%) or mean (95 % CI)
Multiple birth	8/331 (2.4)
Gestational age (weeks of gestation)	38 (38–38)
Delivery outcome
Live-birth	325 (98.2)
Stillbirth	6 (1.8)
Maternal Hb level (g/dL)^a	11.4 (11.3–11.6)
Maternal anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL)^a	112/327 (34.3)
Preterm birth	28 (8.5)
Sex ratio (m/f)	0.98
Birth weight (grams)^a,b	2793 (2745–2842)
LBW (<2500 g)^a,b	76/317 (24.0)
SGA^a,b	72/313 (23.0)

Hb haemoglobin
^aN = 331 women at delivery or indicated otherwise. Hb level was missing for four women in Toumlane District Hospital because of a defective device
^bMean birth weight and proportions of LBW and SGA were calculated in live-singletons only. SGA was defined using the INTERGROWTH charts in newborns born from 33 to 43 weeks of gestation [12]

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