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Table 1 Patient outcomes in random samples collected before (pre-training) and after (post-training) multi-professional, scenario-based training of the maternity staff

From: Impact of multi-professional, scenario-based training on postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: a quasi-experimental, pre- vs. post-intervention study

 

Pre training (n = 1667)

 

Post training (n = 1641)

 

p-value

Maternal and labor characteristics

 Maternal age (mean)

27.9

SD 6.5

27.9

SD 6.2

0.48

 Multiple pregnancy

54

3.2%

67

4.1%

0.19*

 Antepartum hemorrhage

19

1.1%

33

2%

0.04*

 Preeclampsia

42

2.5%

84

5.1%

<0.01*

 Malaria

128

7.7%

78

4.8%

<0.01*

 Induced labor

346

20.8%

513

31.3%

<0.01*

 Female genital mutilation and cutting

216

13%

192

11.7%

0.31*

 Transfers from another hospital during labor

442

26.5%

455

27.7%

0.43*

Patient outcome

 Whole blood transfusions

53

3.2%

28

1.7%

<0.01*

 Estimated blood loss, ml (mean)

237

SD 244

243

SD 246

0.19

 Postpartum hemorrhage

15

0.9%

22

1.3%

0.23*

 Cesarean section

570

34.2%

669

40.8%

<0.01*

 Vacuum delivery

8

0.5%

20

1.2%

0.02*

 Episiotomy

27

1.6%

19

1.2%

0.26*

Child characteristics

 Gestational age, days (mean)

282

SD 15

283

SD 13

0.46

 Birth weight, grams; 1st child (mean)

3076

SD 583

3126

SD 600

0.01

 Apgar score < 7 after 5 min; 1st child (n)

30

1.8%

42

2.6%

0.13*

  1. Values represent the number (%) or the mean (SD) of the indicated birth cohort. The p-values indicate differences between medians, obtained with the Mann-Whitney U test
  2. *The chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used to test for differences between proportions