Table 3 Recording of parameters of maternal and feotal conditions, public health institutions of Addis Ababa, December 2011—February 2012
Parameters of labour | Frequency (n = 420) | % |
|---|---|---|
Descent of foetal head | ||
Not recorded | 353 | 84.0 |
Substandard | 38 | 9.0 |
Monitored to Standard | 29 | 6.9 |
Cervical dilatation | ||
Not recorded | 172 | 41.0 |
Substandard | 110 | 26.2 |
Monitored to Standard | 138 | 32.9 |
Uterine contraction | ||
Not recorded | 189 | 45.0 |
Substandard | 144 | 34.3 |
Monitored to Standard | 87 | 20.7 |
Action line crossed (n = 138) | ||
Yes | 15 | 10.9 |
No | 123 | 89.1 |
Blood pressure | ||
Not recorded | 203 | 48.3 |
Substandard | 139 | 33.1 |
Monitored to Standard | 78 | 18.6 |
Condition of the baby after birth | ||
Not recorded | 17 | 4.0 |
Recorded | ||
Good (Apgar score 7–10) | 333 | 79.3 |
Not good (Apgar score 1–6) | 57 | 13.6 |
Still birth | 13 | 3.1 |