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. 2022 Jan 12;2(2):100045. doi: 10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100045

Table 4.

Maternal and perinatal healthcare indicators

Maternal healthcare indicators n
In the source population
Live births 392
SMO cases 160
MDs 12
MNM cases 148
Near-miss indicators: complexity of care
SMO ratio (per 1000 live births) 408
MNM ratio (per 1000 live births) 378
MD ratio (per 100,000 live births) 3100
Near-miss indicators: performance
MNM mortality ratio 12.3
Mortality index 8%
Intensive care use
Total number of women giving birth 447
ICU admission rate 13%
ICU admission rate among women with SMO 31%
SMO rate among women admitted to the ICU 87%
Proportion of MDs assisted without ICU admission 92%
Perinatal healthcare indicators
In the source population
Live births 392
Stillbirths 63
Neonatal deaths 81
Perinatal health indicators
Stillbirth ratio (per 1000 live births) 161
Neonatal mortality ratio (per 1000 live births) 207

Supplementary A provides the definitions of the included ratios and indicators.

ICU, intensive care unit; MD, maternal death; MNM, maternal near miss; SMO, severe maternal outcome.

Drechsel. Maternal near-miss and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol Glob Rep 2022.