Characteristics of infants
| BH | KCH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Per cent | n | Per cent | |
| Birth weight | ||||
| ELBW (<1000 g) | 25 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| VLBW (1000–1499 g) | 114 | 11 | 83 | 21 |
| LBW (1500–1999 g) | 278 | 25 | 129 | 33 |
| LBW (2000–2499 g) | 684 | 62 | 163 | 41 |
| All | 1101 | 100 | 395 | 100 |
| Birth place | ||||
| BH | 816 | 74 | 38 | 10 |
| KCH | 263 | 67 | ||
| District hospital | 20 | 2 | 30 | 8 |
| Health centre | 80 | 7 | 33 | 8 |
| Home | 102 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| Data missing | 83 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| Mode of birth | ||||
| Vaginal birth | 929 | 84 | 263 | 67 |
| Caesarean section | 159 | 15 | 119 | 30 |
| Data missing | 13 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
BH, Bwaila Hospital; ELBW, extremely low birth weight; KCH, Kamuzu Central Hospital; LBW, low birth weight; VLBW, very low birth weight.