Table 2 Proportion of adequacy items (availability of human resources, equipment for maternal emergency care, medications and supportive services) according to type of hospital and availability of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (Brazil, 2011–2012)

 Presence of a nurse or physician who risk-stratified each presenting pregnant woman

71.0 (132)

33.0 (130)

<0.001

42.8 (137)

51.8 (127)

0.033

 Obstetrician 24 h

93.0 (174)

80.5 (318)

<0.001

85.3 (273)

40.8 (100)

<0.001

 Anesthesiologist 24 h

81.7 (152)

46.6 (184)

<0.001

47.0 (151)

15.0 (37)

<0.001

 Medical director of obstetrics with specialized training in obstetrics

96.2 (179)

88.9 (351)

0.006

-

 Nursing director of obstetrics with specialized training in obstetrics

52.9 (99)

52.3 (206)

0.818

-

 Laryngoscopes and orotracheal tubes,

100 (187)

99.5 (393)

0.330

87.5 (281)

95.5 (235)

0.001

 Mechanical ventilators

88.7 (165)

89.4 (353)

0.812

66.0 (212)

91.0 (223)

<0.001

 Manual resuscitators

100 (187)

99.5 (393)

0.330

95.0 (305)

100 (246)

< 0.001

 Antihypertensives

99.5 (185)

100 (395)

0.145

100 (320)

100 (246)

-

 Anxiolytics/Hypnotics

94.7 (177)

99.0 (391)

< 0.001

96.0 (308)

89.8 (221)

0.004

 Corticosteroids

100 (187)

99.2 (391)

0.232

97.5 (313)

98.0 (241)

0.717

 Ocytocics

100.0 (187)

100 (395)

-

100 (320)

100 (246)

-

 Tocolytics

97.3 (181)

96.7 (382)

0.696

100 (320)

100 (246)

-

 Antihemorrhagics for women

86.6 (161)

87.1 (344)

0.860

76.9 (246)

95.9 (235)

<0.001

 Magnesium sulfate

100.0 (187)

97.2 (384)

0.021

98.4 (315)

100 (246)

0.049

 Anti-D immunoglobulin for Rh-negative women

95.2 (177)

94.4 (373)

0.715

76.9 (247)

92.3 (227)

<0.001

 Clinical Pathology Laboratory

98.9 (184)

82.8 (327)

< 0.001

87.9 (282)

67.1 (165)

< 0.001

 Ambulance for transport of the women

97.8 (182)

89.1 (351)

<0.001

97.2 (312)

82.1 (202)

< 0.001

 Blood bank or Transfusion unit

89.8 (167)

86.8 (343)

0.311

56.6 (181)

56.5 (139)

0.989