Case | Case 1. Neema (+Abasi) | Case 2. Aisha (+Jamil) | Case 3. Subira (+Mosi) | Case 4. Mwajuma |
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Characteristics | ||||
Maternal | ||||
 Parity | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
 Age range | 35–39 | 40–44 | 35–39 | 25–29 |
 Marital status | Married | Married | Married | Married |
 Education level | Primary complete | Some primary | Some primary | None |
 Husband education | Primary complete | None | Some primary | None |
 Place of previous deliveries | Health facility | Health facility | Disputed | Home |
Subira: Two BBAs; 1 home delivery | ||||
Mosi: Home | ||||
 Distance to facility (km) | ≤3 | ≤15 | >15 | >15 |
Pregnancy | ||||
 Antenatal visits (#) | 2 | >4 | 2–3 (unclear) | 4 |
 Referral for delivery | No | Yes | No | No |
Birth | ||||
 Time between woman’s statement of desire to depart and departure | 1–2 h | 2–4 h | Disputed | 1–2 h |
Subira: left for facility before labor started | ||||
Mosi: reports home delivery | ||||
 Mode of transport to facility | Bicycle | Foot, Bus | Bicycle | Foot |
 Escort to facility | Husband | Disputed | Disputed | Mother-in-law, Sister |
Aisha: Sister-in-Law | Subira: other pregnant woman | |||
Jamil: himself and his sister | Mosi: n/a | |||
 Who was present at birth | Disputed | Disputed | Disputed | Mother-in-law, Sister, Sister-in-Law |
Neema: alone | Aisha: sister-in-law, bus riders | Subira: a pregnant friend | ||
Abasi: husband present | Jamil: self, sister-in-law, bus riders | Mosi: their teenage daughter | ||
 Birth location | On the side of a dirt road, near thorny bushes | Public bus | Disputed | Sister-in-law’s house |
Subira: stranger’s house | ||||
Mosi: own house | ||||
 Delivery complications | Mother fell unconscious | Vaginal tearing | None mentioned | None mentioned |