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Table 3 Baseline coverage estimates for interventions to reduce stillbirths and maternal and neonatal deaths

From: Triple return on investment: the cost and impact of 13 interventions that could prevent stillbirths and save the lives of mothers and babies in South Africa

Interventions

Baseline 2014 coverage (%)

Interventions for stillbirth prevention

Syphilis detection and treatment

92

Hypertensive disease case management

40

Diabetes case management

10

MgSO4 Management of pre-eclampsia

75

Fetal growth restriction detection and management

10

Labor and delivery management

 

 Essential care

22*

 Basic emergency obstetric care

13*

 Comprehensive emergency obstetric care

53*

Induction of labor for pregnancies lasting 41+ weeks

10*

Interventions for maternal and newborn health

Early detection and treatment of HIV in pregnant women

40

Tetanus toxoid immunization during pregnancy

77*

Antibiotics for preterm premature rupture of membranes

25

Antenatal corticosteroids for preterm labor

20

Active management of the third stage of labor

80

Neonatal resuscitation

40*

  1. *Default LiST value in Spectrum V5.04. Source: Consultation with expert South African panel.