Maternal Mortality Outcomes for baseline and long term follow-up for Makwanpur cRCT of WPGs
| Intervention | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | Odds ratio (95% Confidence Intervals) | Adjusted OR (adjusted for clustering and pairing of clusters) | |
| documented births | 3036 | 3400 | ||
| live births | 2959 | 3322 | ||
| stillbirths | 77 | 78 | ||
| Neonatal deaths | 83 | 128 | ||
| Maternal Deaths | 4 | 15 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1000 live births | 25.4 | 22.9 | ||
| Neonatal mortality rate per 1000 live births | 28.1 | 38.5 | ||
| Maternal mortality rates (per infant born) | ||||
| mothers alive at 4 weeks (per infant) | 3032 | 3384 | ||
| known deaths after 4 weeks | 60 | 85 | ||
| known alive after 4 weeks and at follow-up | 2255 | 2373 | 0.74 (0.53, 1.04) | 0.74 (0.53, 1.04) |
| additional reported deaths after 4 weeks | 13 | 15 | ||
| additional reported alive after 4 weeks | 649 | 827 | ||
| total potential deaths after 4 weeks | 73 | 100 | ||
| total potential alive after 4 weeks | 2904 | 3200 | 0.80 (0.59, 1.09) | 0.80 (0.59, 1.10) |
| Maternal mortality rates (per individual mother) | ||||
| mothers alive at 4 weeks (per infant) | 2766 | 3057 | ||
| known deaths after 4 weeks | 49 | 73 | ||
| known alive after 4 weeks and at follow-up | 2051 | 2148 | 0.70 (0.49, 1.01) | 0.70 (0.48, 1.02) |
| additional reported deaths after 4 weeks | 13 | 15 | ||
| additional reported alive after 4 weeks | 600 | 748 | ||
| total potential deaths after 4 weeks | 62 | 88 | ||
| total potential alive after 4 weeks | 2651 | 2896 | 0.77 (0.55, 1.07) | 0.77 (0.55, 1.08) |
# data on an additional 164 infants and their mothers that were not available in the original trial analysis were included in the analysis of the follow-up
WPG: women’s participatory groups; cRCT: cluster randomized control trial