Table 2.
Effect of the multifaceted intervention on the mean rate of severe PPH (primary outcome) and the mean rate of all PPH
| Outcome | Intervention n = 54 units |
Control n = 52 units |
OR (95% CI)2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mean rate (sd) (min, max) | mean rate ( sd) (min, max) | ||
| Severe PPH1 (% of deliveries) | 1.64 (0.80) (0.00;3.84) | 1.65 (0.96) (0.29;4.29) | 1.02 (0.83;1.24) |
| Main components of severe PPH | |||
| Blood transfusion (% of deliveries) | 0.44 (0.30) (0.00;1.00) | 0.41 (0.31) (0.00; 1.47) | 1.13 (0.88; 1.44) |
| Peripartum Hb delta ≥4g/dl (% of deliveries) | 1.49 (0.75) (0.00;3.83) | 1.44 (0.88) (0.15;3.95) | 1.05 (0.86;1.29) |
| All PPH (% of deliveries) | 6.37 (3.63) (1.95;22.05) | 6.37 (4.16) (1.52;17.63) | 1.01 (0.8;1.3) |
1
severe PPH defined by one of the following: maternal death, transfusion, surgery/embolisation, transfer to intensive care unit, peripartum hemoglobin delta ≥ 4g/dl.
2
hierarchical logistic regression model with a random intercept