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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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