. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Jan 11;121(1):5–9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.10.030

Table 1.

Maternal mortality associated with PPH in Sub-Saharan Africa with scenarios ^a

Scenario	No treatment				Baseline				Oxytocin: increased coverage in clinics and hospitals				Blood transfusion and transport: increased coverage and efficacy in hospitals

	Home	Clinic	Hospital	Total	Home	Clinic	Hospital	Total	Home	Clinic	Hospital	Total	Home	Clinic	Hospital	Total
Retained placenta	4660	2280	420	7360	4470	2260	420	7150	4470	2260	420	7150	2055	817	1615	4486
Laceration	3260	2280	980	6520	3125	2000	585	5710	3125	2000	585	5710	1438	771	1251	3460
Atonic uterus	38 660	28 040	12 580	79 270	32 970	16 910	4850	54 740	25 945	14 080	4490	44 510	15 182	6599	12 302	34 082
Total PPH- related deaths	93 150				67 590				57 370				42 030

Abbreviation: PPH, postpartum hemorrhage.

Using 2008 estimated birth rates from Demographic Health Surveys data.