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- Maternal complications of pregnancy and delivery were noted in 19,930 live births in 1999. Included in the definition of maternal complications are births which are premature, post-term, breech, repeat cesarean sections, or multiple births. Nearly half (47.7%) of all live births in 1999 involved maternal complications similar to 46.5% in the 1994-1998 period.
The percentage of live births with maternal complications of pregnancy and delivery increased with the age of mother. Almost two out of every five live births to teenage mothers had maternal complications (38.3%). In the maternal age groups 20-29 and 30-39, maternal complications occurred in 44.6% and 51.0% of live births, respectively. For mothers aged 40 or older, the proportion rose to over three in five (63.0%). It should be noted, however, that the definition of maternal complications of pregnancy and delivery includes elderly gravida (maternal age of 35 or older).
- Abnormality of reproductive organs/uterine scars plus the category of other labour/delivery complications accounted for over a third (36.7%) of all complications of pregnancy and delivery in 1999. Fetal abnormality affecting the mother was noted in 12.7% of births.
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