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Table 2 Maternal near-miss ratio (MNMR) per 1,000 live births and maternal mortality ratio (MMR) per 100,000 live births at a university hospital and a regional hospital in Tanzania between February and June 2012, including 95% confidence intervals

From: Maternal near-miss and death and their association with caesarean section complications: a cross-sectional study at a university hospital and a regional hospital in Tanzania

 

University hospital

Regional hospital

Total

Total deliveries

3,790

9,794

13,584

Total live births

3,555

9,566

13,121

Total MNM events

326

141

467

Total maternal deaths

48

29

77

MNMR

   

Included at the hospital

92 (82–102)

15 (12–17)

36a (33–39)

Delivered at the hospitalb

67 (59–75)

17 (14–20)

30 (27–33)

MMR

   

Included at the hospital

1350 (1,000–1,790)

303 (200–440)

587 (460–730)

Delivered at the hospitalb

647 (410–970)

366 (250–510)

442 (340–570)

Mortality indexc

13% (9.6–17)

18% (13–25)

14% (11–17)

  1. aWhen excluding second event among women with two separate MNM events, MNMR was 35 per 1,000 live births.
  2. bExcluding women delivered at other hospitals.
  3. cMaternal deaths divided by the sum of MNM events and deaths.
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