Table 1.
Referral indications mothers (n) | Survival rates when referred to secondary care | Survival rates when not-referred (primary care only) | References | ||||
Min | Max | Baseline | Min | Max | Baseline | ||
Obstructed labour (251) | 95% | 99% | 98% | 80% | 99% | 90% | 27–29 |
Ineffective labour (137) | 98% | 99% | 99% | 85% | 99% | 95% | 30–32 |
Extrauterine gravidity (50) | 99% | 95% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33–35 |
Post-partum haemorrhage (46) | 70% | 90% | 80% | 20% | 80% | 30% | 36 |
Intrauterine fetal death (45) | 90% | 99% | 95% | 85% | 95% | 93% | 37 |
Eclampsia (39) | 65% | 96% | 75% | 30% | 90% | 50% | 38–40 |
Placenta previa (34) | 85% | 98% | 87% | 50% | 95% | 70% | 41–44 |
Abortion (30) | 90% | 99% | 95% | 85% | 95% | 90% | 45 |
Risk of premature delivery (26) | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 36 |
Placenta retention (25) | 99% | 99% | 99% | 50% | 99% | 91% | 46 47 |
Delivery (22) | 98% | 99% | 98.5% | 95% | 99% | 96.5% | 36 |
Infection post partum (19) | 90% | 98% | 95% | 70% | 95% | 80% | 48 49 |
Risk of uterus rupture (17) | 90% | 95% | 92.5% | 5% | 40% | 35% | 50–53 |
Fetal distress (12) | 98% | 99% | 98.5% | 70% | 99% | 96.5% | 54–56 |
Malaria (12) | 98% | 99% | 99% | 95% | 98% | 97.5% | 57 |
Minimum, maximum and baseline survival estimates for referred and non-referred mothers grouped by referral indication. Survival estimates were obtained by expert panel consensus.