PREVENTION PRACTICES | District Hospitals | Provincial, Regional & Specialty Hospitals | p-value | Private Hospitals |
Number (%) of observations during third stage of labor | n = 270 | n = 379 | n = 33 | |
Uterotonic administered | 198 (73.3%) | 270 (71.2%) | 0.211 | 24 (72.7%) |
Oxytocin | 188 (69.6%) | 264 (70.0%) | 0.297 | 21 (63.6%) |
Misoprostol | 2 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.0%) | |
Ergometrine | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Recorded type not observed | 8 (4.0%) | 5 (1.4%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
Uterotonic administered within one minute | 119 (44.1%) | 184 (48.6%) | 0.121 | 16 (48.5%) |
DETECTION PRACTICES | District Hospitals | Provincial, Regional & Specialty Hospitals | p-value | Private Hospitals (n = 38) |
Number (%) of observation during third stage of labor and immediately postpartum | n = 270 | n = 379 | n = 33 | |
Uterus checked immediately following the delivery of the placenta | 203 (75.2%) | 266 (70.2%) | 0.369 | 23 (69.7%) |
Placenta and membranes checked for completeness | 135 (50.0%) | 207 (54.6%) | 0.524 | 17 (51.5%) |
Perineum and vagina checked for tears | 185 (68.5%) | 285 (75.2%) | 0.039 | 25 (75.8%) |
Vital signs checked within 15 min | 92 (34.1%) | 102 (27.5%) | 0.115 | 11 (33.4%) |
Uterus palpated within 15 min | 135 (50.0%) | 165 (47.4%) | 0.424 | 13 (37.1%) |
Number (%) of observations in inpatient postnatal ward | n = 188 | n = 214 | p-value | n = 30 |
Client examined for excessive vaginal bleeding | 91 (48.4%) | 79 (36.9%) | 0.019 | 13 (43.3%) |
Client examination includes | ||||
Taking pulse | 81 (43.1%) | 58 (27.1%) | 0.002 | 16 (53.3%) |
Taking blood pressure | 141 (75.0%) | 149 (69.6%) | 0.065 | 23 (76.7%) |
Checks fundus and massage if soft | 129 (68.6%) | 104 (48.6%) | < 0.001 | 21 (70.0%) |