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Summa ry o f the baseline characteristics<br />

117<br />

The s tudy sample can be described as cOlllprising a n indigent<br />

population o f WODle n o ve r half (55 .5\) o f whom we r e in t he ir<br />

tw enties and about a s i xth (17. 4\) o f whom we r e teenagers. The<br />

maj or i t y o f SUbjects had just had t heir first, second o r third<br />

bab y at the time o f r e c r uitment to the study. Most (95\) ha d<br />

some ant e natal care during t heir pr e gnancy _ Des p i t e the high<br />

prevalence of pregna ncy and l a bou r r i s k factor s (18 .4\),<br />

pa r ticUlarly ag e and/or parity-related risk and anaem ia , t he y<br />

had une ventful l abour wi t h f ew co mplications . Ninety-five<br />

perc ent of them were discharg ed home r outi ne l y afte r delivery.

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