Table 2 Provider knowledge scores (out of 100) related to a set of questions on antenatal care, intrapartum, newborn, postnatal, postpartum, abortion care and violence by health worker cadre, Ethiopia

 Primary aspects of focused antenatal care (n = 8)

 Elements of a birth plan (n = 5)

 Women who require a special care plan (n = 10)

  Admission and referral requirement before onset of labor (n = 6)

  Observations to monitor labor progress (n = 10)

  Steps of active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL) (n = 3)

  CARE FOR COMPLICATIONS

  Management principles for women with ≥1 previous caesarean delivery and uterine scar (n = 3)

  Management principles for women with PROM (n = 5)

  Management principles for women with heavy bleeding after delivery (n = 10)

  Loading dose of magnesium sulphate* (n = 4)

  Immediate newborn care (n = 13)

  Key counselling messages for cord care (n = 4)

  Timing of first bath (n = 1)

  Care for low birth weight newborns (< 2000 g) (n = 9)

  Signs and symptoms of newborn infection and sepsis (n = 5)

  Signs of critical illness for a newborn requiring referral (n = 10)

  Diagnosis of birth asphyxia (n = 4)

  Steps of neonatal resuscitation (n = 8)

 Checks for the baby at a postnatal visit (n = 8)

 Checks for the mother at a postpartum visit (n = 12)

 Immediate complications of unsafe abortion (n = 5)

 Steps to treat woman with complications of an unsafe or incomplete abortion (n = 10)

 Information to provide to clients treated for an unsafe or incomplete abortion (n = 7)

 Steps to take when treating a woman who is a victim of rape (n = 8)

 Total knowledge score (out of 100)