Table 1.
Variables collected | Calculated parameters | MOU aggregate statistics |
Antenatal Maternal date of birth Date of first antenatal visit Last menstrual period Parity, gravidity Obstetric and medical history Chronic medication Height, mid-upper arm circumference, weight, blood pressure, urinalysis Symphysis fundal height Alcohol, tobacco, drug use Number of antenatal visits |
Gestational age at first antenatal visit | Number of first visits Number of women first ANC<20 weeks Number age <20 years or >38 years Number grand multipara (≥5 deliveries) Number high blood pressure/proteinuria |
Vertical transmission of HIV HIV status at first antenatal visit Subsequent positive HIV test HIV treatment incl. regimen switches CD4 count Viral load HIV-exposed infant HIV-PCR |
Number of women at high risk of vertical HIVtransmission ART in hand at estimated time of conception ART in hand at delivery |
Number of women living with HIV: Before pregnancy During pregnancy Number of women on ART (first and second line): Before, during pregnancy Viral load unsuppressed at pregnancy and delivery Number of infant birth HIV-PCR |
Ultrasound Gestational age Abnormalities Expected date of delivery |
Number of ultrasounds conducted Number multiple pregnancies |
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Maternal outcome Facility-based death |
Vital status | Maternal death |
Peripartum Date and site of outcome Method of delivery Gestational age at outcome |
Prematurity (<37 completed weeks gestation) | Number of deliveries |
Pregnancy outcome Live birth Stillbirth Miscarriage Termination of pregnancy Ectopic pregnancy Molar pregnancy |
Gestational age at pregnancy outcome | Number of livebirths, stillbirths, miscarriages |
Neonate Date of birth Sex, APGAR scores Gestational age Birth weight, length, head circumference, foot length Neonatal surface examination Abnormalities noted |
Gestational age at birth Low birth weight (<2500 g) Prematurity (<37 completed weeks gestation) Neonatal death |
Number of low birth weight infants Number premature infants Number neonatal deaths Perinatal mortality rate |
ANC, antenatal care; ART, antiretroviral therapy; MOU, midwife obstetric unit.