Table 1 Number of adverse events (birth asphyxia, shoulder dystocia, severe postpartum hemorrhage) obtained from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway and events reported in the internal quality assurance and adverse event reporting system of obstetric units according to their size (small < 1000 births per year, medium 1000–1999 births per year, large ≥ 2000 births per year) in 12 Norwegian obstetric units in 2014
Size of maternity unit | Number of births at term | Number of adverse events | Number of adverse events per 1000 births | Number of adverse events reported | Number of adverse events reported per 1000 births | Number of adverse events related to events reported per 1000 births (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 1000 births per year | 2927 | 72 | 24.59 (72/2927) | 7 | 2.39 (7/2927) | 9.71 (2.39/24.59) |
1000–1999 births per year | 5907 | 188 | 31.82 (188/5907) | 28 | 4.74 (28/5907) | 14.89 (4.74/31.82) |
≥2000 births per year | 8489 | 264 | 31.09 (264/8489) | 14 | 1.64 (14/8489) | 5.27 (1,64/31.09) |