Source | Location and Type of Study | Intervention | Stillbirths/Perinatal Outcomes |
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Observational studies | |||
Manungo et al. 1996 [61] | Zimbabwe. Rural hospital. Retrospective analysis of records. N = 1459 deliveries, of which N = 824 (57%) were conducted by nurse aides. | Compared the impact of the nurse-aide-conducted deliveries (exposed) vs. those by the trained medical staff (unexposed) on perinatal mortality. | SBR: 1/824 vs. 13/635 in the nurse aide vs. trained staff groups, respectively. PMR: 5/1000 vs. 57/1000 births in the exposed vs. non-exposed groups, respectively. |