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Table 2 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Women Experiencing OL/PL/FTP vs Normal Labor by Region, 2010-2013

From: A prospective population-based study of maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes in the setting of prolonged labor, obstructed labor and failure to progress in low- and middle-income countries

 

Africa

Asia

Latin America

Total

 

OL/PL/FTP

No OL/PL/FTP

RR (95% CI)

OL/PL/FTP

No OL/PL/FTP

RR (95% CI)

OL/PL/FTP

No OL/PL/FTP

RR (95% CI)

OL/PL/FTP

No OL/PL/FTP

RR (95% CI)

42 day maternal mortality, n/N (Rate/100,000 deliveries)

21/4,833 (435)

52/57,327 (91)

4.8 (2.7, 8.7)

50/21,578 (232)

214/142,967 (150)

1.5 (1.1, 2.0)

1/2,861 (35)

32/35,853 (89)

0.4 (0.1, 2.1)

72/29,272 (246)

298/236,147 (126)

1.9 (1.4, 2.4)

Maternal infection, n/N (%)

93/4,820 (1.9)

217/57,284 (0.4)

3.4 (2.0, 5.9)

295/21,429 (1.4)

1,001/141,547 (0.7)

1.5 (1.3, 1.8)

21/2,856 (0.7)

130/35,812 (0.4)

1.8 (1.1, 3.2)

409/29,105 (1.4)

1,348/234,643 (0.6)

1.8 (1.5, 2.2)

Antepartum hemorrhage2, n/N (%)

520/4,855 (10.7)

623/57,616 (1.1)

9.1 (5.3, 15.7)

815/21,692 (3.8)

2,187/143,579 (1.5)

1.8 (1.5, 2.1)

103/2,874 (3.6)

431/36,060 (1.2)

2.9 (2.2, 3.7)

1,438/29,421 (4.9)

3,241/237,255 (1.4)

2.8 (2.1, 3.7)

Postpartum hemorrhage3, n/N (%)

882/4,841 (18.2)

1,434/57,605 (2.5)

5.0 (2.8, 9.0)

689/21,692 (3.2)

1,748/143,584 (1.2)

1.5 (1.2, 1.8)

120/2,872 (4.2)

649/36,048 (1.8)

2.0 (1.4, 2.9)

1,691/29,405 (5.8)

3,831/237,237 (1.6)

2.4 (1.8, 3.3)