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. 2025 Apr 26;25:510. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07189-9

Table 4.

Outcomes related to Universal Health Coverage: Annual burden of substandard uterotonics in Senegal

Perspective Description Estimate
Families Number of mothers receiving substandard uterotonics 144,381
Number of cases of postpartum hemorrhage receiving substandard uterotonics 19,482
Number of cases of severe postpartum hemorrhage receiving substandard uterotonics 5,542
Out-of-pocket costs from additional treatments, blood transfusions, and longer hospitalizations due to substandard uterotonics (US$) 205,902
Number of additional maternal deaths from using substandard uterotonics 28
Healthcare Providers Number of additional blood transfusions from using substandard uterotonics 4,765
Governments % receiving substandard uterotonics among postpartum hemorrhage cases 23%
% receiving substandard uterotonics among severe postpartum hemorrhage cases 26%
% of additional maternal deaths from using substandard uterotonics 6%