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. 2020 Jul 28;18:201. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01658-y

Table 3.

Input parameters used to model health outcomes

Bangladesh Ethiopia
Value Source Value Source
Number of women of reproductive age (15–49) (‘000) 44,998a UN data 2017 [34] 24,150a UN data 2017 [34]
Fertility rate of women of reproductive age (15–49) 73a DHS 2015 [35] 141a DHS 2016 [36]
Maternal mortality ratiob 205a BMMS 2016 [13] 412 EmONC assessment 2016 [17]
Maternal deaths due to PPH 27%a BMMS 2016 [13] 31% EmONC assessment 2016 [17]
Child survival rate (to age of 12 months)
 If mother survives 92.4% Ronsmans et al. 2010 [37] 95.6% Moucheraud et al. 2015 [38]
 If mother dies within 42 days of childbirth 29.6% Ronsmans et al. 2010 [37] 18.75% Moucheraud et al. 2015 [38]
Incidence of PPH without preventative uterotonics
 Mild 11.3% Gallos et al. 2018 [8] 11.3% Gallos et al. 2018 [8]
 Severe 5.9% Gallos et al. 2018 [8] 5.9% Gallos et al. 2018 [8]
Risk ratio of mild PPH with uterotonics for prevention
 Injectable oxytocin 0.61 Gallos et al. 2018 [8] 0.61 Gallos et al. 2018 [8]
 Misoprostol 0.75 Gallos et al. 2018 [8] 0.75 Gallos et al. 2018 [8]
 Inhaled oxytocin 0.61 Assumption 0.61 Assumption
Risk ratio of severe PPH with uterotonics for prevention
 Injectable oxytocin 0.61 Gallos et al. 2018 [8] 0.61 Gallos et al. 2018 [8]
 Misoprostol 0.73 Gallos et al. 2018 [8] 0.73 Gallos et al. 2018 [8]
 Inhaled oxytocin 0.61 Assumption 0.61 Assumption

UN United Nations, DHS Demographic and Health Survey, BMMS Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey, EmONC Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care, PPH postpartum haemorrhage

aAge-specific values used (5-year brackets)

bDeaths per 100,000 live births