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Estimates of number of women expected to be included during 1 week according to volume of health facilities (number of live births/year)
| Number of women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very large hospital (10,000 LB/year) | Large hospital (5000) | Medium hospital (2500) | Small hospital (1000) | |
| No. deliveries/week | 200 | 100 | 50 | 20 |
| No. readmissions (2%) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| No. maternal infections/week(1–15%) | 2–30 | 1–15 | 0.5 - 7 | 0–3 |
