Table 3 Comparison of Delphi effectiveness estimates with estimates from Ronsmans and Campbell 2011 [11]
From: Estimating the impact of interventions on cause-specific maternal mortality: a Delphi approach
LiST Delphi Study | Ronsmans & Campbell (2011) [11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Cause of maternal death | Estimate | Intervention | Cause of maternal death | Estimate |
Calcium supplementation | Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | 20 | Calcium supplementation in pregnancy | Maternal death or serious morbidity due to HDPs | 20 |
Anti-convulsants (MgSO4) | Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | 60 | MgSO4 (as compared to diazepam) | Maternal death (unspecified) | 41 |
Hypertensive therapy | HDPs | 50§ | Antihypertensives | HDPs | Inconclusive |
Induction of labor | HDPs | 42.5§ | Induction of labor | HDPs | Inconclusive |
CEmOC | Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | 85 | Antenatal screening for hypertension and proteinuria and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia with MgS04 and early delivery in women with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia | Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia | 84-99 |