Table 2.

An overview of the ETATMBA intervention districts showing population, maternal deaths, stillbirths and neonatal deaths 2010

	District population (1000)	Number of institutional* deliveries	Maternal deaths (all facilities) direct†	Maternal death rate (per 1000 deliveries)	Stillbirth all facilities	Early neonatal deaths‡	Perinatal mortality rate (per 1000 deliveries)§
Northern region districts
Chitipa	179	7177	14	1.95	133	43	24.62
Karonga	270	7422	14	1.89	257	77	44.92
Mzimba	862	27 697	20	0.72	430	140	20.56
Nkhata Bay	216	5298	14	2.64	198	115	59.06
Rumphi	172	8014	5	0.62	116	68	23.00
Central region districts
Dedza	624	17 751	3	0.17	327	113	24.77
Dowa	558	14 394	20	1.39	287	92	26.29
Kasungu	627	16 824	26	1.55	395	99	29.34
Mchinji	456	16 800	34	2.02	261	100	21.49
Nkhotakota	304	8444	14	1.66	156	102	30.55
Ntcheu	472	16 065	18	1.12	153	4	9.77
Ntchisi	225	6934	9	1.30	127	24	21.87
Salima	338	11 536	13	1.13	208	107	27.29
Lilongwe	1905	53 426	48	0.90	988	293	23.97

Table adapted from Republic of Malawi Ministry of Health report; Malawi 2010 EmONC needs assessment final report.²¹

*Institutional deliveries—deliveries which take place in a health facility (not home births).

†Direct complications and direct causes of maternal death include: antepartum haemorrhage (APH), postpartum haemorrhage, obstructed/prolonged labour, ectopic pregnancy, severe abortion complications, retained placenta, ruptured uterus, postpartum sepsis, severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. Excludes ‘other’ direct complications or causes of death including non-severe abortion complications weighted for total number of health centres.

‡Early neonatal death was defined as a death occurring within 24 h after delivery.

§Perinatal mortality rate=(stillbirths+v. early neonatal deaths)/(number of deliveries).

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