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Table 2 Maternal deaths and neonatal deaths possibly averted in Parañaque City and Tagum City

From: Handheld ultrasound to avert maternal and neonatal deaths in 2 regions of the Philippines: an iBuntis® intervention study

Health Outcome

Total (N = 460)

Urban Parañaque (N = 250)

Rural Tagum (N = 210)

p-value

Ultrasound findings (%)

 Normal scans

68.3

62.4

75.2

< 0.01

 Abnormal scans

31.7

37.6

24.8

 

Maternal deaths possibly averteda (%)

 Normal

93.7

91.2

96.6

0.02

 Abnormal placentation

  Low lying

2.4

2.4

2.4

 

  Placenta previa

1.3

2.0

0.5

 

 Fetal malpresentation

  Transverse

2.6

4.4

0.5

 

Neonatal deaths possibly avertedb (%)

 Normal

74.6

71.2

78.6

0.02

 Fetal malpresentation

  Breech

24.1

26.8

20.9

 

  Oligohydramnios

0.2

0.0

0.5

 

  Polyhydramnios

0.4

0.8

0.0

 

  Twinsc

1.3

2.4

0.0

 
  1. amaternal deaths averted = maternal deaths due to bleeding from abnormal placental localization and transverse lie; bneonatal deaths averted = neonatal deaths due to fetal malpresentation; cneonatal deaths averted for twins = actual number of twins × 2