| 1. |
No A-inclusion criterion for antepartum hemorrhage, despite consensus that all assessed cases of APH constituted MNM. |
| 2. |
Not clear whether to include convulsions as part of eclampsia under C5 (neurological dysfunction: uncontrollable fits?). |
| 3. |
Ectopic pregnancies and their complications are not part of the disease-specific (‘A’) criteria. |
| 4. |
Unclear which infections can be defined as ‘severe systemic infections’ (A3). |
| 5. |
Unclear whether to include a suspected ruptured uterus under criterion A4 or not. |
| 6. |
Unclear whether to include uterine repair (in order to spare the uterus) and hysterectomy for uterine rupture under C6 (uterine dysfunction). |
| 7. |
Not clear whether any caesarean section should be included as laparotomy (B2). |
| 8. |
Not clear which definition of shock should be used. |
| 9. |
Unclear what is meant by C5 (hepatic dysfunction): only in the presence of pre-eclampsia? |
| 10. |
Malaria treatment is not part of the process indicators. |
| 11. |
Not clear whether blood transfusion as a process indicator should be based on a minimum of units transfused. |
