TABLE 1.

Description of Western Cape Regional Subdistricts Selected for Study on Implementation of the Perinatal Problem Identification Program^a

	Subdistrict A	Subdistrict B	Subdistrict C	Subdistrict D	Subdistrict E b
Approximate catchment area population, No.	95,000	37,500	95,000	93,200	14,400
Annual births,c No.	1,741	506	1,360	1,751	89
Perinatal mortality ratec,d	11.6	6.0	14.8	17.0	0.0
Facilities in subdistrictc	District hospital 5 PHC facilities	District hospital 5 PHC facilities	District hospital 3 PHC facilities	District hospital 5 PHC facilities	District hospital 2 PHC facilities
PPIP region	Region 1	Region 1	Region 2	Region 2	Region 2

Abbreviations: PHC, primary health care; PPIP, Perinatal Problem Identification Program.

^a Population data from district reports; births and perinatal mortality rate from PPIP database (accessed March 4, 2022); facility data based on fieldwork observations.

^b Classified by the Provincial Department of Health as a “district hospital”³⁴ but does not provide surgical services and refers deliveries to another district hospital.

^c 2019 data.

^d Per 1,000 live births.