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Improving surveillance for maternal and perinatal health in 2 districts of rural Tanzania

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Kilonzo, A., M. Kouletio, et al. (2001). "Improving surveillance for maternal and perinatal health in 2 districts of rural Tanzania." American Journal of Public Health 91(10): 1636-1640.

Objectives: As part of a community-based reproductive health project in rural Tanzania, a maternal and perinatal health care surveillance system was established to monitor pregnancy outcomes. This report presents preliminary results.

Methods: Village health workers were trained to collect data during health education visits to pregnant and postpartum women. Maternal and fetal or infant survival or deaths were tracked on a community monitoring board.

Results: Among 904 pregnancies, the fetoneonatal mortality rate was 69.4 deaths per 1000 live births and fetal deaths; 4 maternal deaths occurred. Intrapartum and early neonatal deaths of infants with birthweights of 1500 g or greater represented a large proportion of deaths.

Conclusions: These preliminary results will be used to prioritize project interventions, including increasing access to skilled delivery care.