Table 1.

Quality assessment of mortality reports

Identification of MD	Review at facility level	Review at central level	Cause of death established by
OFD included, systematically traced	Facility‐based audit	Audit of complete file	Panel with O&G and non‐O&G specialists
OFD included, but not systematically traced	MD notification form	Review of MD notification form	Panel with O&G specialist
Excluded women who died outside a facility		None	Staff at facility
			Other

Presented are the different methods used to identify maternal deaths in the study area, to review cases at facility and central level and which level of expertise was available to establish cause of death. The best available method is listed at the top of each section. MD, maternal death; OFD, out‐of‐facility death; O&G, obstetrics and gynaecology.