Table 1 Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality rates (2010-2013) in the NICHD Global Network’s Maternal Newborn Health Registry sites, comparing Thatta, Pakistan with sites in India, Africa and Latin America
Pakistan | India | Africa | Latin America | Total except Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sites | Thatta, Sindh | Nagpur, Maharashtra Belgaum, Karnataka | Kafue/Chongwe, Zambia Western Province, Kenya | Chimaltenango, Guatemala Corrientes, Argentina | |
Births, N | 48,868 | 119,785 | 63,976 | 39,557 | 223,318 |
Clusters, N | 20 | 40 | 30 | 22 | |
42-day maternal mortality ratio, n (rate/100,000 LB) | 144 (313) | 142 (122) | 76 (121) | 35 (90) | 253 (116) |
Stillbirth, n (Rate/1,000) | 2,760 (56.5) | 3,068 (25.6) | 1,356 (21.2) | 681 (17.2) | 5,105 (22.9) |
Perinatal mortality, n (Rate/1,000) | 4,589 (95.2) | 5,303 (44.3) | 2,188 (34.4) | 1,197 (30.4) | 8,688 (39.0) |
28-d Neonatal mortality, n (Rate/1,000) | 2,270 (50.0) | 2,755 (23.6) | 1,020 (16.4) | 719 (18.6) | 4,494 (20.7) |