Table 2 Effectiveness estimates and interquartile ranges for maternal interventions on cause-specific maternal mortality
From: Estimating the impact of interventions on cause-specific maternal mortality: a Delphi approach
Intervention | Cause of maternal death | Final estimate [IQR] | Intervention | Cause of maternal death | Final estimate [IQR] |
Calcium supplementation | Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | *20 [15,30] | BEmOC | APH | 40 [25,50] |
Anti-convulsants (MgSO4) | Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | *60 [50,70] | CEmOC | APH | *90 [90,95] |
BEmOC | Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | *60 [50,70] | Assisted vaginal delivery | Prolonged and obstructed labor | *38.8 [30,45] |
CEmOC | Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | *85 [80,90] | Caesarean section | Obstructed labor | *90 [85,90] |
Hypertensive therapy | HDPs | 50 [30,60] | Blood transfusion | Obstructed labor | *25 [20,30] |
Induction of labor | HDPs | 42.5 [25,50] | CEmOC | Obstructed labor | *95 [90,95] |
Caesarean section | HDPs | *45 [30,50] | Uterotonics (prevention) | PPH | *77.5 [60,80] |
Safe abortion services | Induced abortion | *95 [90,95] | Uterotonics (treatment) | PPH | *80 [70,90] |
Post-abortion care | Induced abortion | *80 [70,90] | AMTSL | PPH | *70 [60,80] |
Blood transfusion | Abortions and ectopic pregnancy | *60 [50,70] | Manual removal of the placenta | PPH | *30 [20,30] |
Ectopic pregnancy case management | Ectopic pregnancy | *90 [85,95] | BEmOC | PPH | *75 [60,80] |
Clean delivery practices | Sepsis-pregnancy | 60 [50,75] | CEmOC | PPH | *90 [90,95] |
Parenteral antibiotics | Sepsis-pregnancy | *80 [70,85] | ARVs | HIV/AIDS | *70 [60,80] |
Blood transfusion | Sepsis-pregnancy | *25 [20,30] | IPTp/ITNs | Malaria (P. falciparum) | *72.5 [70,80] |
BEmOC | Sepsis-pregnancy | *70 [60,80] | Malaria case management | Malaria (P. falciparum) | *80 [75,90] |
CEmOC | Sepsis-pregnancy | *90 [80,90] | 听 | 听 | 听 |