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Author<br />

(year)<br />

(IV)/(EV)<br />

de<br />

Muylder<br />

(1989)<br />

(-)/(-)<br />

Dumont<br />

(2005)<br />

(++)/(++)<br />

Dumont<br />

(2006)<br />

(++)/(++)<br />

Target population Brief intervention description Targeted<br />

outcome(s)<br />

Women in general Introduction of guidelines <strong>for</strong><br />

management of dystocia, foetal<br />

distress, breech birth and Caesarean<br />

history at a maternity ward in Gweru,<br />

Zimbabwe.<br />

Pregnant women with<br />

haemorrhagic and<br />

hypertensive<br />

complications<br />

Pregnant women<br />

admitted to hospital <strong>for</strong><br />

childbirth<br />

Implementation of obstetric guidelines<br />

using volunteer professionals at an<br />

obstetric unit in Senegal.<br />

Facility-based maternal death reviews<br />

(MDRs) of a district maternity hospital in<br />

Senegal.<br />

Maternal<br />

mortality<br />

Perinatal<br />

mortality<br />

Case fatality <strong>for</strong><br />

haemorrhage<br />

Case fatality <strong>for</strong><br />

hypertension<br />

Case fatality <strong>for</strong><br />

haemorrhage and<br />

hypertension<br />

Maternal<br />

mortality<br />

Findings summary<br />

Appendix 4.3<br />

Comparison of the two-year periods<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e and after the intervention<br />

showed that the maternal mortality<br />

rate declined from 2.0 to 0.5%, and<br />

the perinatal mortality rate from 71.9<br />

to 56.2%, alongside a decline in the Csection<br />

rate.<br />

Patients characteristic-adjusted case<br />

fatality decreased during the<br />

intervention period compared with the<br />

baseline periods. Outcome<br />

improvements were more marked <strong>for</strong><br />

hypertension than haemorrhage.<br />

MDR helped to improve the<br />

organisation of care, with a marked<br />

effect on the availability of life-saving<br />

interventions. Data on clinical<br />

outcomes showed a significant<br />

decrease in maternal mortality within<br />

a 3-year intervention period, in<br />

particular <strong>for</strong> deaths related to<br />

haemorrhage and hypertensive<br />

disorders.<br />

What are the effects of different models of delivery <strong>for</strong> improving maternal and infant health outcomes <strong>for</strong> poor people in urban areas in low income<br />

and lower middle income countries?<br />

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