Table 3 Adjusted ORs for the use of good practices and obstetric interventions during labor e birth according to type of provider who assisted in each birth. Brazil, 2011–2012
From: Labor and birth care by nurse with midwifery skills in Brazil
Provider who assisted in each birth (N = 11,499) | ORa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians (%) | Nurses/nurse-midwives (%) | Total (%) | 95 % CI | ||
Best practices during labor | |||||
Free intake of liquids and solids (ad lib. diet) | 26.1 | 48.7 | 29.8 | 2.35 | 1.62–3.39 |
Mobility during labor | 47.9 | 61.1 | 50.1 | 1.74 | 1.29–2.34 |
Use of nonpharmacological pain relief | 28.7 | 45.1 | 31.3 | 1.87 | 1.29–2.72 |
Monitoring progress of labor using a partograph | 51.9 | 68.3 | 54.6 | 1.94 | 1.15–3.29 |
Interventions during labor | |||||
Peripheral venous catheter | 72.3 | 64.7 | 71.1 | 0.66 | 0.43–1.03 |
Oxytocin drip | 47.2 | 47.3 | 47.2 | 0.90 | 0.59–1.37 |
Amniotomy | 53.9 | 50.6 | 53.3 | 0.83 | 0.57–1.21 |
Spinal/epidural analgesia | 11.1 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 0.29 | 0.12–0.72 |
Interventions during birth | |||||
Lithotomy position | 92.8 | 87.5 | 92.0 | 0.44 | 0.25–0.77 |
Uterine fundal pressure (Kristeller) | 38.7 | 27.2 | 36.8 | 0.56 | 0.41–0.76 |
Episiotomy | 57.7 | 38.9 | 54.6 | 0.42 | 0.26–0.67 |