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Table 3 Estimated reduction in all-cause maternal mortality due to micronutritional supplementation and presumptive treatment of infection.

From: Could a simple antenatal package combining micronutritional supplementation with presumptive treatment of infection prevent maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa?

 

Lowest estimate

Point estimate

Highest estimate

Proportion of maternal mortality due to1:

   

   Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia

3.9

9.1

21.9

   Puerperal sepsis

6.3

9.7

12.6

   Anaemia (all causes)

0.0

3.7

13.2

Proportion of non-malarial anaemia due to iron deficiency2

30%

50%

70%

Percentage reduction in all-cause maternal mortality, median (uncertainty interval)

3.9% (0.4–5.7)

7.7% (2.4–10.7)

15.6% (8.3–20.3)

Number of maternal deaths prevented per year, median (uncertainty interval)

9,800 (900–14,200)

19,300 (6000–26,600)

38,900 (20,700–50,800)

  1. 1 Source: WHO systematic review of causes of maternal deaths [9]
  2. 2 Source: references [12-17].