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Table 5 Postoperative neonatal outcomes in relation to category of surgeon

From: Postoperative outcome of caesarean sections and other major emergency obstetric surgery by clinical officers and medical officers in Malawi

Neonatal outcome

Clinical officers

Medical officers

Total

Alive and well

1604 (85.5%)

213 (83.2%)

1817 (85.2%)

Alive and unwell

70 (3.7%)

9 (3.5%)

79 (3.7%)

Stillbirth

160 (8.5%)

29 (11.3%)

189 (8.9%)

Early neonatal death

41 (2.2%)

4 (1.6%)

45 (2.1%)

No information

-

 

1 (0.0%)

Total

1875 (100.0%)

256 (100.0%)

2131 (100.0%)

  1. Difference not statistically significant, p = 0.709