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Table 3 Ultrasound trial sites

From: First look: a cluster-randomized trial of ultrasound to improve pregnancy outcomes in low income country settings

 

Chimaltenango Guatemala

Lusaka Zambia

Western Provence Kenya

Thatta Pakistan

DRC

Study Clusters* (N)

18

10

12

10

8

Births 2009-2010** (N)

10,706

14,154

17,541

25,909

NA

Birth attendant (%)

     

 Physician

27.9

2.7

1.6

22.7

0.1

 Nurse/midwife

1.5

43.9

34.8

25.1

21.3

 TBA

70.4

32.2

51.1

49.7

77.5

 Family/unattended

0.2

21.2

12.5

2.5

12.1

Birth location (%)

     

 Hospital

26.0

5.7

9.5

24.3

0.1

 Health clinic

3.1

42.0

25.6

23.3

25.4

 Home

70.9

52.2

64.9

52.3

74.5

C-section rate (%)

11.4

1.0

1.1

6.6

0.1

Mortality rates/1000

 Neonatal (28 day) **

27

22

16

45

27

 Stillbirth

22

27

20

54

23

Maternal mortality ratio/ 100,000, Mean

95

211

88

239

540

  1. *Study clusters for the Ultrasound Trial.
  2. **DRC birth rates based on 2006–2007 and 7-day neonatal mortality rate [38].