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EFFECTIVENESS OF EMERGENCY OBSTETRICAL REFERRAL INTERVENTIONS

Wednesday, 11th of July 2012 Print
  • EFFECTIVENESS OF EMERGENCY OBSTETRICAL  REFERRAL INTERVENTIONS

From the editors’ summary:

What Do These Findings Mean?

These findings suggest that community mobilization interventions may reduce neonatal mortality and that maternity waiting rooms may reduce stillbirths. Importantly, they also highlight how referral interventions can have unexpected adverse effects. However, because the studies included in this systematic review included multiple interventions designed to reduce delays at several stages of the referral process, it is not possible to disentangle the contribution of each component of the intervention. Moreover, it is impossible at present to determine why (or even if) any of the interventions reduced maternal mortality. Thus, the researchers conclude, improved monitoring of interventions and better evaluation of outcomes is essential to inform the implementation of effective referral interventions, and more studies are needed to improve understanding of how referral interventions work.

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