Change in average weekly volume of CS at the five study hospitals, before EVD compared with during EVD
| Hospital level | Average number of CS weekly, 2014 before EVD | Average number of CS weekly, 2014–2015 during EVD peak | Change in average number of CS weekly, during vs before EVD peak | Change in weekly normal delivery volume, during vs before EVD peak (before, after) | Changes in CS rates, during vs before EVD peak (%) |
| Regional referral | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | −4.1 (32.9, 28.8) | 46.9 (38.1) |
| Regional referral | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | −3.3 (14.7, 11.4) | 34.0 (18.1) |
| National referral | 25.6 | 30.3 | 4.7 | −2.7 (67.3, 64.6) | 16.5 (6.5) |
| District level | 2.0 | 1.0 | −1.0 | −7.7 (12.0, 4.2) | 18.6 (28.3) |
| District level | 3.7 | 1.1 | −2.5 | −6.9 (13.0, 6.0) | 24.7 (16.7) |
EVD peak: peak period of EVD in Sierra Leone, defined as week 21, 2014, to week 20, 2015.
Numbers originally published in aggregate form by Brolin Ribacke et al 32
CS, caesarean section; EVD, Ebola virus disease.