Table 4
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Symptoms and signs recalled by respondents in case studies |
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| Maternal deaths |
Case 1 |
Case 2 |
Case 3 |
Case 4 |
Case 5 |
Case 6 |
Case 7 |
Case 8 |
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| Retained placenta |
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| Postpartum haemorrhage |
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| Prolonged labour |
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| Fainting during pregnancy |
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| Jaundice |
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| Twin pregnancy |
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| Neonatal deaths a |
Case 1 |
Case 2 |
Case 3 |
Case 4 |
Case 5 |
Case 6 |
Case 7 |
Case 8 |
| Suckling stopped |
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| Shortness of breath |
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| Yellow colour |
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| Fever |
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| No cry |
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| Blue colour |
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| Time of death |
13 days |
2 hours |
12 days |
5 mins |
15 days |
30 mins |
14 days |
5 days |
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a Two case studies of neonatal deaths have been omitted from this table, since they were felt to be exceptional. In one case, the baby died in hospital after operative delivery. In the other, preterm twins died shortly after birth. | ||||||||
Mesko et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2003 3:3 doi:10.1186/1472-698X-3-3 |
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