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Table 1 Demographic details

From: Journey of vulnerability: a mixed-methods study to understand intrapartum transfers in Tanzania and Zambia

Pregnancy Outcome Indicators

Both Countries

Tanzania

Zambia

Cases collected

1997

1000

997

- Maternal death (%)

35 (2%)

18 (2%)

17 (2%)

- Near-misses (%)

205 (17%) (812 NA)

70 (7%) (11 NA)

135 (69%) (801 NA)

- Prolonged Labour (%)

250 (13%) (8 NA)

48 (5%) (4 NA)

202 (20%) (4 NA)

- Reduced Foetal Movement (%)

195 (11%) (271 NA)

132 (13%) (6 NA)

63 (9%) (265 NA)

- Intrapartum Transfer (%)

484 (24%) (3 NA)

111 (11%) (2 NA)

373 (37%) (1 NA)

- Any Delay to Care (%)

963 (59%) (375 NA)

639 (66%) (27 NA)

324 (50%) (348 NA)

Total number of babies

2056

1038

1018

- Livebirth (%)

1740 (85%)

844 (81%)

896 (88%)

- Stillbirth (%)

261 (13%)

161 (16%)

100 (10%)

- Neonatal death (%)

49 (2%)

32 (3%)

17 (2%)

- Babies with unknown status (%)

6 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

5 (< 1%)

  1. NA Not Available (from case records or birth register)
  2. aProlonged labour defined as no cervical dilatation over 4 h or lasting > 12 h in the active phase (i.e. from 4 cm)