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Table 4 Adherence to local guidelines

From: Quality of intrapartum care: direct observations in a low-resource tertiary hospital

 

Adhered to local guidelines (frequency, %)

Low-risk

High-risk

Total

FHR monitoring

4/110 (3.6)

1/51 (2.0)

5/161 (3.1)

Maternal pulse palpation during FHR assessment

7/164 (4.2)

8/104 (7.7)

15/268 (5.6)

Timing of FHR with the clock

63/164 (38.4)

31/104 (29.8)

94/268 (35.0)

Contraction palpation during FHR assessment

24/164 (14.6)

19/104 (18.3)

43/268 (16.0)

Screen used for privacy

120/262 (45.8)

86/149 (57.7)

206/411 (50.1)

Communication after exam

85/262 (32.4)

55/149 (36.9)

140/411 (34.1)

  1. Legend: FHR Foetal heart monitoring, frequency was calculated per labour. Maternal pulse, timing and contraction is for each FHR assessment. Communication and use of screen is calculated for each time point of examination (FHRM and/or vaginal examination)