Table 4 Reports of skilled care providers in the past three months performing the following procedures to women who present for maternity care, North Gondar, 2012
Types of services | Qualification of provider | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health officer (n = 9) | Nurse/midwife (n = 29) | Total (n = 38) | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Routinely perform the following steps/check-up to women who present for antenatal care | ||||||
Take medical history | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Check BP | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Check anemia | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Check fetal heart beat | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Provide iron/folic acid supplement | 8 | 88.9 | 27 | 93.1 | 35 | 92.1 |
Check malaria | 9 | 100 | 28 | 96.6 | 37 | 97.4 |
Test proteinuria | 7 | 77.8 | 20 | 69.0 | 27 | 71.1 |
Test syphilis | 4 | 44.4 | 11 | 37.9 | 15 | 39.5 |
Counsel on self care | 9 | 100 | 27 | 93.1 | 36 | 94.7 |
Counsel on delivery plan | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Discuss nutrition | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Tell due date | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Discuss funds for expense | 6 | 66.7 | 26 | 89.7 | 32 | 84.2 |
Discuss on transport | 9 | 100 | 23 | 79.3 | 32 | 84.2 |
Discuss on blood donors | 4 | 44.4 | 18 | 62.1 | 22 | 57.9 |
Discuss VCT | 9 | 100 | 27 | 93.1 | 36 | 94.7 |
Discuss PMTCT | 9 | 100 | 26 | 89.7 | 35 | 92.1 |
Routinely perform the following at the time of delivery care | ||||||
Checking laboring mother frequently according to the recommended standard | 5 | 55.6 | 11 | 37.9 | 16 | 42.1 |
Partograph use at least once | 5 | 55.6 | 14 | 48.3 | 19 | 50.0 |
Partograph use almost always | 4 | 44.4 | 5 | 17.2 | 9 | 23.7 |
Introducing for client | 4 | 44.4 | 18 | 62.1 | 22 | 57.9 |
Allow family to enter | 9 | 100 | 25 | 86.2 | 34 | 89.5 |
Protecting privacy by screen/clothes | 9 | 100 | 28 | 96.6 | 37 | 97.4 |
Explain procedures | 8 | 88.9 | 27 | 93.1 | 35 | 92.1 |
Tell the progress of labor | 9 | 100 | 28 | 96.6 | 37 | 97.4 |
Tell about possible outcomes | 8 | 88.9 | 26 | 89.7 | 34 | 89.5 |
Keep comfort of laboring mother | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Advise to have postpartum care (1st wk) | 6 | 66.7 | 15 | 51.7 | 21 | 55.3 |
Routinely perform the following at the time of postpartum care | ||||||
Abdominal examination | 9 | 100 | 24 | 82.8 | 33 | 86.8 |
Vaginal examination | 8 | 88.9 | 18 | 62.1 | 26 | 68.4 |
Checking BP | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Assessing abnormal bleeding | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Inspection of lochia | 9 | 100 | 26 | 89.7 | 35 | 92.1 |
Discussing FP | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Advise BF | 9 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 100 |
Checking baby | 9 | 100 | 27 | 93.1 | 36 | 94.7 |
Management of selected complications | ||||||
Preclampsia | 8 | 88.9 | 18 | 62.1 | 26 | 68.4 |
Severe bleeding | 9 | 100 | 27 | 93.1 | 36 | 94.7 |
Retained placenta | 9 | 100 | 28 | 96.6 | 37 | 97.4 |
Post abortion care | 7 | 77.8 | 19 | 65.5 | 26 | 68.4 |