Table 1 Criteria used to define maternal outcomes in WHOGS and WHOMCS databases
Maternal Outcomes | WHOGS Database | WHOMCS Database |
|---|---|---|
Uterine rupture | Women who had laparotomy for uterine rupture or delivered by CS due to suspected/imminent uterine rupture | Women with complication of ruptured uterus |
PPH | Women who had blood transfusion due to PPH or received uterotonics as a treatment of PPH | Women with complication of PPH |
Severe maternal outcome | Women who had experienced in any of death or severe maternal morbidity – blood transfusion, hysterectomy, ICU admission and eclampsia | Women who had experienced maternal death or maternal near miss according to WHO criteria [20] |