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. 2023 Oct 23;23:748. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-06055-w

Table 1.

Maternal characteristicsa

Pakistan
(N = 54)
Mozambique
(N = 22)
Total
(N = 76)
n % n % n %
Maternal age Median [IQR] 30 years [25, 32] 27 years [23,34] 30 years [25,33]
 ≥ 35 yrs 11 20% 5 23% 16 21%
Maternal education No schooling (0 yrs) 45 83% 7 32% 52 68%
Completed primary education (≥ 5 yrs) 6 11% 12 55% 18 24%
Other 3 6% 3 14% 6 8%
Parity First pregnancy 8 19% 6 27% 14 18%
2–3 5 12% 4 18% 9 12%
4–5 13 31% 7 32% 20 26%
≥ 6 16 38% 5 23% 21 28%
Missing 12b - 0 - 12 16%
Timing of death Antepartum 11 20% 1 5% 12 16%
Intrapartum 6 11% 4 18% 10 13%
Postpartum 37 69% 16 73% 53 70%
Unknown - - 1 5% 1 1%
Timing of postpartum deaths First 24 h 23 42% 6c 38% 29 38%
25—48 h 1 2% 1 6% 2 3%
2—7 days 2 4% 2 13% 4 5%
8—42 days 10 19% 6 38% 16 21%
Unknown - - 1 6% 1 1%
Location of death At home before seeking care 2 4% 5d 23% 11 14%
At home post-discharge 4 7%
En route 11 20% 1 5% 12 16%
At facility 37 69% 16 73% 53 70%

aData obtained from narratives as shared by family members of the woman who died in Pakistan and from household surveillance data in Mozambique

bDescribed in 42 of 54 narratives, 78%

cAll same day, uncertain if they were postpartum or intrapartum

dTiming is unknown, may or may not be after a facility discharge