Table 2 Study characteristics
Author | Study country | Study period | Study design | Population (sample size) | Risk factor | Risk factors for postpartum mortality | Risk factors for postpartum readmission | Postpartum mortality ratio (rate per 100,000 deliveries) | Postpartum readmission rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bebell [20] | Uganda | Mar-Oct 2015 | Prospective cohort | General (n = 1785) | HIVa serostatus | N | Y | Not applicable | 1.7% |
Harrison [21] | Guatemala, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Zambia and the DRCb | Jan 2010-Dec 2015c | Prospective cohort | General (n = 384,461) | Mode of delivery | Y | Y | 100 | 3.9% |
Kanyighe [13] | Malawi | 2001–2002 | Retrospective case–control | General (n = 209) | Mode of delivery, parity, birthweight, Apgar score | Y | N | Not reported | Not applicable |
Ngonzi [22] | Uganda | Not reported | Prospective cohort | General (n = 1913) | Body temperature | N | Y | Not applicable | 1.5% |
Oladapo [23] | Nigeria | Jan 1990-Dec 2005 | Retrospective descriptive | General (n = 820) | Mode of delivery | Y | Y | 400 | 2.0% |
Igbaruma [24] | Nigeria | Jan 2009-Dec 2012 | Prospective observational | ICU admissions (n = 95) | Age, marital status, referral status, education, place of delivery | Y | N | Not reported | Not applicable |
Ojengbede [25] | Nigeria | Mar 2004-Jan 2008 | Pre/post-intervention | Postpartum hemorrhage (n = 288) | Severity of shock, parity | Y | N | 10,800 | Not applicable |