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Table 2 Mortality Rates Before and After Training in the Essential Newborn Care Neonatal Resuscitation Programs

From: Reduced perinatal mortality following enhanced training of birth attendants in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a time-dependent effect

 

Pre-ENC

n (Rate/1000)

Post-ENC

n (Rate/1000)

RR (95% CI)

Post- vs. Pre-ENC

Post-NRP Intervention

n (Rate/1000)

Post-NRP Control

n (Rate/1000)

RR (95% CI)

Intervention vs. Control

7-day neonatal mortalitya

50 (27)

153 (28)

1.03 (0.76,1.41)

44(16)

56(17)

0.90 (0.47,1.72)

Stillbirthb

44 (24)

121 (22)

0.93 (0.68,1.26)

65 (23)

85 (26)

0.88 (0.48,1.61)

Perinatal mortality

94 (50)

274 (50)

0.99 (0.77,1.27)

109 (38)

141 (43)

0.89 (0.63,1.25)

  1. aRate per 1000 live births; bRate per 1000 total births. Abbreviations: ENC = Essential Newborn Care; NRP = Neonatal Resuscitation Program