Care for perinatal illness in rural Nepal: a descriptive study with cross-sectional and qualitative components

Table 3 Maternal illness findings from the survey questionnaire

Illness	Frequency [%] N = 8798 births within past two years [100%]
Recalled significant illness at any time during maternity	3557 [40]
Antenatal events
Vaginal bleeding
Any bleeding	445 [5]]
Soaked clothes, bed or floor	382 [4]
Signs of pre-eclampsia
Swollen legs + face	2587 [29]
Swollen face + blurred vision	2189 [25]
Swollen face + blurred vision + convulsion	999 [11]
Fever for more than one day	2018 [23]
Vaginal discharge for more than one day	1189 [14]
Intrapartum events
Prolonged labour
> 12 hours	3623 [41]
> 24 hours	1968 [22]
> 48 hours	1089 [12]
Retained placenta
> 1 hour	718 [8]
> 6 hours	203 [2]
Placenta complete on delivery	8711 [99]
Postpartum events
Vaginal bleeding which soaked clothes, bed or floor	2401 [27]
Fever for more than one day	1352 [15]
Vaginal discharge for more than one day	1155 [13]

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