Table 2 Hospital-based characteristics and management of pregnant mothers presenting for delivery, Faridpur, Bangladesh, 2020 (N = 177)

Labor management

 Membrane sweeping/stripping

50

28%

 6 or more vaginal exams

45

25%

 Artificial rupture of membranes

19

11%

 Mechanical cervical ripening

14

8%

Mode of delivery

 Vaginal delivery

37

21%

 Cesarean delivery

140

79%

Mother received antibiotics

174

98%

Duration of antibiotics, median (days)*

10

3–15

Timing of antibiotic initiation*

 Before/during delivery

158

91%

 After delivery

16

9%

Indication for antibiotics*

 Prevention

174

100%

 Treatment

1

1%

Delivery complications

 Fetal distress/cord prolapse

70

40%

 Obstructed/prolonged labor

48

27%

 Prolonged rupture of membranes

41

23%

 Retained placenta

7

6%

Duration of hospitalization, median (days)

3

1–9

Admission to ICU

9

5%