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NATIONAL OBSTETRIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (NOIS)-WHO-OBSQID PROJECT

Birth & Delivery Statistics from all Birthing Centres

Annual Summary Report: 2000

Number of Infants:            4377

Number of Deliveries:      4311

DATA ANALYSED ACCORDING TO MOTHER

Primipara: 2033
Multipara: 2278
Triplet births: 3
Quadruplet births: 0

Age group of mother

<20 yrs:  240 
20-44 yrs:  4037 
45 & over:
Unspecified: 30

Recorded Cigarette smoking during pregnancy

None:

3905
1 to 3/day: 69
More than 3/day: 314
Unspecified:  23

Recorded alcohol during pregnancy

None:

4295
Up to 1 unit/day: 3
More than 1 unit/day: 2
Unspecified:  11

Recorded Drug abuse during pregnancy

none:

4285

Yes:

13

Unspecified:

13

Pathology recorded during pregnancy

Antepartum Haemorrhage: 
None: 4225
Yes: 79
Unspecified: 7
Gestational hypertention: 
None: 4019
Yes:  283
Unspecified:  9
Pre-eclampsia: 
None: 4284
Yes: 21
Unspecified: 6
Placenta previa: 
None: 4281
Yes:  23
Unspecified:  7
Abruption of placenta: 
None: 4287
Yes: 16
Unspecified: 8
Assisted fertilization (ART): 
None: 4264
Yes:  39
Unspecified:  8
Cardiovascular disease: 
None: 4276
Yes: 9
Unspecified: 26

Diabetes in pregnancy

IDDM before pregnancy: 
None: 4289
Yes: 12
Unspecified: 10
NIDDM before pregnancy:
None: 4301
Yes:  3
Unspecified:  7
Pre-conceptional treatment for DM: 
None: 4289
Yes: 12
DM not diagnosed before pregnancy: 1
Unspecified: 9
Vascular complications of DM: 
None: 4302
Yes:  0
Unspecified:  9
Gestational diabetes: 
None: 4271
Yes, not treated with insulin: 31
Yes, treated with insulin: 2
Unspecified: 7

DATA ANALYSED ACCORDING TO BIRTHS

Multiple Births

Singleton births: 4246
Twin births: 128
Triplet births: 3
Quadruplet births: 0

Premature Births

Births at less than 32 wks gestation 34
Births at 32 to 36 wks gestation 236
Unspecified:  2

Births outcome

Babies alive after 28 days:  4336
Early neonatal deaths:  19
Late neonatal deaths:  6
Stillbirths:  16

Births according to type of delivery

Infants born by vertex delivery:

3149

Infants delivered by elective CS before labour:

439
Infants delivered by emergency CS before labour: 56
Infants delivered by elective CS during labour:  20
Infants delivered by emergency CS during labour:  530
Deliveries assisted by forceps:  24
Deliveries assisted by ventouse:  149
Breech deliveries: 10

Birthweight (grams)

below 500g:

4

500g-999g:

15

1000g - 1499g:

14

1500g - 1999g:

51

2000g - 2499g:

181

2500g - 2999g:

861

3000g - 3499g:

1824

3500g - 3999g:

1146

4000g - 4499g:

231

4500g - 4999g:

43

5000g or more:

0

Unrecorded:

7

Average birth weight:

3263g

Gender of infants

Male: 2169
Female: 2205
Inderminate: 1
Unreported: 2

Infants diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)/Hyaline Membrane Disease (HMD)

No RDS/HMD: 4307
With RDS/HMD: 65
Unspecified: 5

Breast-feeding within 30 mins of delivery

Infants breast-fed: 1803
Infants not breast-fed: 2571
Unspecified: 3

Infants feeding methods at time of discharge

Breast only: 2305
Bottle only: 1503
Mixed (breast & bottle): 479
Other: 25
Unspecified: 65
 

Dr. Lina Janulova MD, MSc.

PMO, NOIS-WHO-OBSQID Project, Malta