Figures & Tables
Figures
- FIGURE 1
Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System Hospital Study Sites
Abbreviation: HFSUH, Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital.
- FIGURE 2
Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System Monthly Reporting Card
- FIGURE 3
Concurrent Occurrence of Hemorrhage, Uterine Rupture, and Severe Anemia in Eastern Ethiopia
Tables
- TABLE 1.
Working Definitions of Obstetric Conditions Included in the Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System Pilot Study, April 21–September 21, 2021
Conditions Definitions Obstetric hemorrhage Excessive bleeding (usually related to pregnancy) in a parturient (includes both antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage) Antepartum hemorrhage Bleeding from or into the genital tract, occurring from 28+0 weeks of pregnancy and before the birth of the baby Postpartum hemorrhage Excessive bleeding (more than 500 mL for vaginal delivery and 1,000 mL for cesarean delivery) following the birth of a baby Eclampsia Diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or proteinuria +3 and convulsion or coma15 Uterine rupture Complete rupture of uterus during labor and/or confirmed later by laparotomy15 Sepsis Clinical sign of infection and 3 of the following: temperature >38°C or respiration rate 20/min, pulse rate >90/min, white blood count >12,00015 Severe anemia Hemoglobin <7mg/dl15 - TABLE 2
Characteristics of Hospitals in the Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System Consortium During the Pilot Study, April 21–September 21, 2021
Hospital Name Category/Level Location (Town) Most Senior Cliniciana Total Live Birthsb HFSUH Tertiary (academic) Harar Obstetrician 2,145 Dil Chora Referral Dire Dawa Obstetrician 2,053 Chiro General Chiro Obstetrician 2,152 Gelemso General Gelemso Obstetrician 2,222 Bisidimo General Bisidimo IESO 678 Dedar General Dedar IESO 706 Jugel General Harar Obstetrician 1,098 Garamuleta General Girawa IESO 1,066 Haramaya General Haramaya Obstetrician 2,220 Hirna Primary Hirna IESO 884 Asabot Primary Mieso IESO 401 Sabian General Dire Dawa IESO 1,078 Chelenko Primary Chelenko IESO 614 Total 17,317 Abbreviations: HFSUH, Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital; IESO, integrated emergency surgical officer.
↵a The most senior clinician attending a patient in obstetrics and gynecology.
- TABLE 3.
Distribution of Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System Conditions and Maternal Deaths in Eastern Ethiopia During Pilot Study, April 21–September 21, 2021
Condition Cases, No. (%)
(N=904)
Incidencea Deaths, No. Case Fatality Rate, % (95% CI) Obstetric hemorrhage 421 (46.6) 24.3 5 1.2 (0.39, 2.75) Eclampsia 267 (29.5) 15.4 2 0.8 (0.1, 2.68) Uterine rupture 20 (2.2) 1.2 0 0.0 Sepsis 80 (8.8) 4.6 2 2.5 (0.3, 8.74) Severe anemia 350 (38.7) 20.2 1 0.3 (0.01, 1.58) Total 904b (100) 52.2 10 1.1 (0.53, 2.02)
