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Table 3 Diagnosis, intervention and outcome of cases

From: Quality of antenatal care in rural southern Tanzania: a reality check

No.

Diagnosis by health professional

Intervention

Outcome

mother

Outcome baby

Complication

1

Prenatal eclampsia + Antepartum haemorrhage

Caesarean section

Alive

Still birth

Temporary renal

failure + urinal incontinence

2

Postnatal eclampsia

Vaginal delivery

Alive

Macerated

still birth

Perineal tears +

puerperal sepsis

3

Pre eclamptic toxaemia

Vaginal delivery

Alive

Stillbirth

Perineal tears

4

Pre eclamptic toxaemia

Caesarean section

Alive

Alive

Nil

5

Obstructed labour

Caesarean section

Alive

Alive

Umbilical sepsis

6

Obstructed labour + foetal distress)

Caesarean section

Alive

Alive

Nil

7

Antepartum haemorrhage

Caesarean section Blood transfusion

Alive

Stillbirth

Nil

8

Antepartum haemorrhage

Caesarean section

Alive

Still birth

Nil

9

Post partum haemorrhage due retained placenta

Bi-manual removal of placenta

Alive

Alive

Nil

10

Post partum haemorrhage due to atonic uterus

Oxytocin,

Blood transfusion

Alive

Alive

Nil

11

Normal delivery

Vaginal delivery

Alive

Alive

Nil

12

Normal delivery + foetal distress

Vaginal delivery

Alive

Alive

Nil