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Clinical Audit of Birth Before Arrival at a Midwife Obstetric Unit from South Africa during 2018 to 2022

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  • Akm Monjurul Hoque

    (Kwadabeka Community Health Centre, South Africa)

  • Maariyah Hoque

    (South African College of Applied Psychology, South Africa)

  • Rafiul Hoque

    (Green University of Bangladesh, Bangladesh)

  • Mir Anwar

    (United Hospital, Bangladesh)

  • Somaya Buckus

    (Kwadabeka Community Health Centre, South Africa)

  • Abm Mahbub ul Alam

    (Bikrompur Bhuiyan Medical College, Bangladesh)

Abstract

Given its link to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, birth before arrival (BBA) is a public health concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, trends, outcomes, and contributing factors of BBA among women who gave birth in a South African midwife obstetric unit between 2018 and 2022. A cross-sectional descriptive analysis was carried out among women who gave birth and saw a BBA right away using data from the labor ward birth registration. Variables with a p value of less than 0.05 were deemed significant, and descriptive statistics like frequency, cross table analysis, and binary logistic regression analysis were calculated. 4.8% of people had BBA (95% CI: 4.4, 4.9). Between 2018 and 2022, BBA decreased from 5.2% to 3.8% (p= 0.021). Women with nil parity (OR= 0.054, 95% CI; 0.021:0.140, p

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  • Akm Monjurul Hoque & Maariyah Hoque & Rafiul Hoque & Mir Anwar & Somaya Buckus & Abm Mahbub ul Alam, 2025. "Clinical Audit of Birth Before Arrival at a Midwife Obstetric Unit from South Africa during 2018 to 2022," European Journal of Clinical Medicine, European Open Science, vol. 6(2), pages 6-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:clinic:v:6:y:2025:i:2:id:12376
    DOI: 10.24018/clinicmed.2025.6.2.376
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