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Interventions implemented during this time period were audits and training, obstetric re\u2010organisation, and minor changes in staffing and infrastructure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Main outcome measures were perinatal mortality rate, birth asphyxia rate, and caesarean section rate.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Perinatal mortality rate decreased from 44 per 1000 births in 2000 to 16.4 per 1000 births in 2018 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). The rates of babies born with birth asphyxia requiring admission to the neonatal unit decreased from 24 per 1000 births in 2001 to 0.7 per 1000 births in 2018 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.00001). 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