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. 2021 Mar 31;16(3):e0248423. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248423

Table 1. Data abstraction locations and dates by site.

City, Country Abstraction location Primary or tertiary facility Dates Number of records
Johannesburg, South Africa Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital1 Tertiary 01-Oct-2019–07 Oct-2019; 1455
15-Oct-2019–02-Dec-2019
Shandukani Maternal and Obstetrics Unit Primary 05-Nov-2019–30-Dec-2019 433
Blantyre, Malawi Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Tertiary 16-Aug-2019–10-Oct-2019 2016
Ndirande Health Centre Primary 16-Aug-2019–10-Oct-2019 368
Kampala, Uganda Kawempe General Hospital Primary and Tertiary4 18-Sep-2019–12-Nov-2019 3708
Chitungwiza and Harare, Zimbabwe Zengeza Municipal Clinic1 Primary 29-Sep-2019–03-Oct-2019; 177
12-Oct-2019–29-Nov-2019
Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital, Parirenyatwa Hospital Group1,2 Tertiary 28-Sep-2019–04-Oct-2019; 578
12-Oct-2019–28-Oct-2019;
07-Dec-2019–06-Jan-2020
Chitungwiza Central Hospital3 Tertiary 10-Feb-2020–18-Mar-2020 819
Edith Opperman Maternity Clinic3 Primary 10-Feb-2020–18-Mar-2020 584

1Some clinics underwent a one-week pause after completing the first week of data collection to allow for the study team to review data ensure the data were recorded as expected.

2During the time of the abstraction, industrial action (protests) occurred at Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.

3Additional facilities added to close gap in reduced number of charts due to protests.

4 This facility serves as both a primary facility for uncomplicated deliveries and also a provides care for individuals referred from other settings (tertiary facility).