Table 4.

Enablers of implementing stillbirth and neonatal death audit

Level	Enabler	Total	Citation
Health provider	Audit meetings provided opportunities for teaching and learning	2 Studies	(9 24)
	Confidentiality nature of discussion	1 Study	(9)
	Positive atmosphere of voluntary participation and no blame	1 Study	(9)
	Attendance of review meetings (p<0.001)	1 Study	(25)
	Knowledge of objectives of MPDR (p<0.001)	1 Study	(25)
	Observed improvement in maternal and newborn care (p<0.001)	1 Study	(25)
	Strengthened responsibilities of the healthcare providers	1 Study	(23)
	Documentation process of patient records enriched	1 Study	(23)
	Facility providers committed to the process of reviewing	1 Study	(24)
Facility	Existence of MPDR committees (p<0.001)	1 Study	(25)
	Implementation of MPDR recommendations (p<0.001)	1 Study	(25)
	Provision of feedback (p<0.001)	1 Study	(25)
	Created a discussion platform of deaths	1 Study	(23)
	Discovered gaps and challenges related to deaths	1 Study	(23)
	Corrective measures were taken after audit	1 Study	(23)
	Improved supervision and monitoring systems	1 Study	(23)
National	MPDR part of medical school curriculum	1 Study	(24)
	National and decentralised administrative levels were both engaged in the MPDR process	1 Study	(24)

MPDR, maternal and perinatal death review.