Table 4 Delivery care (2010-2013) in the NICHD Global Network’s Maternal Newborn Health Registry site in Thatta, Pakistan compared with sites in India, Africa and Latin America
Pakistan | India | Africa | Latin America | Total except Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sites | Thatta, Sind | Nagpur, Maharashtra Belgaum, Karnataka | Kafue/Chongwe, Zambia Western Province, Kenya | Chimaltenango, Guatemala Corrientes, Argentina | |
Deliveries, N | 48,273 | 118,889 | 63,259 | 39,289 | 221,437 |
Delivery location, N (%) | |||||
Hospital | 13,913 (28.9) | 80,472 (67.7) | 8,048 (12.7) | 21,605 (55.0) | 110,125 (49.8) |
Clinic | 11,986 (24.9) | 31,440 (26.5) | 23,569 (37.3) | 1,350 (3.4) | 56,359 (25.5) |
Home/Other | 22,313 (46.3) | 6,889 (5.8) | 31,638 (50.0) | 16,328 (41.6) | 54,855 (24.8) |
Birth attendant, N (%) | |||||
Physician | 12,355 (25.6) | 70,260 (59.1) | 1,343 (2.1) | 19,865 (50.6) | 91,468 (41.3) |
Nurse/Midwife/HW | 12,822 (26.6) | 42,441 (35.7) | 29,829 (47.2) | 3,204 (8.2) | 75,474 (34.1) |
TBA | 21,742 (45.1) | 3,058 (2.6) | 23,111 (36.5) | 16,069 (40.9) | 42,238 (19.1) |
Family/Other | 1,306 (2.7) | 3,083 (2.6) | 8,973 (14.2) | 142 (0.4) | 12,198 (5.5) |
Delivery mode, N (%) | |||||
Vaginal | 40,671 (85.1) | 99,041 (83.4) | 61,657 (97.5) | 30,293 (77.1) | 190,991 (86.3) |
Vaginal assisted | 2,664 (5.6) | 741 (0.6) | 739 (1.2) | 39 (0.1) | 1,519 (0.7) |
C-section | 4,485 (9.4) | 18,912 (15.9) | 853 (1.3) | 8,949 (22.8) | 28,714 (13.0) |
BA Gloves, N (%) | |||||
Yes | 36,922 (76.7) | 114,844 (97.4) | 61,988 (98.4) | 38,511 (98.9) | 215,343 (97.9) |
Clean razor, N (%) | |||||
Yes | 47,107 (97.9) | 116,381 (99.3) | 62,386 (99.0) | 26,818 (72.9) | 205,585 (94.7) |
Fetal heart rate taken, N (%) | 48,221 | 118,838 | 63,256 | 39,284 | 221,378 |
Yes | 20,444 (42.4) | 114,743 (96.6) | 40,380 (63.8) | 28,339 (72.1) | 183,462 (82.9) |
Placed skin-to-skin after birth, N (%) | |||||
Yes | 966 (2.0) | 34,320 (29.0) | 15,152 (24.0) | 14,451 (37.1) | 63,923 (29.0) |
Medicinal cord care, N (%) | 48,381 | 118,636 | 63,240 | 39,045 | 220,921 |
Yes | 2,978 (6.2) | 44,579 (37.6) | 19,967 (31.6) | 24,734 (63.3) | 89,280 (40.4) |
Immunization, N (%) | 48,379 | 118,010 | 63,240 | 38,800 | 220,050 |
Yes | 698 (1.4) | 30,025 (25.4) | 7,034 (11.1) | 17,769 (45.8) | 54,828 (24.9) |
Breast feeding within 1 hour, N (%) | |||||
Yes | 10,726 (22.1) | 96,896 (83.4) | 53,858 (84.5) | 30,629 (77.8) | 181,383 (82.7) |