Table 1 Overview of maternal and perinatal data registration per hospital in Suriname
Hospital | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II | III | IV | V | |
Childbirth registry | On paper | On paper | On paper | On paper | On paper |
Digitalizing of paper parturition books | Special secretary for this task | General secretary, with other responsibilities | General secretary, with other responsibilities | No one; students used for this study | Responsible midwife doing the delivery |
Software used | SPSS | Excel | Access | Excel | Excel |
Common reported variables | Maternal age, ethnicity, gravidity, parity, gestational age, singleton or twin, data and time of delivery, presentation, mode of delivery, indication for cesarean section, APGAR score after 1 and 5 min, sex, birth weight, length, head circumference, stillbirth, weight placenta, length of umbilical cord, rupture type, blood loss | ||||
Other variables reported per hospital | |||||
HIV | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes |
Hepatitis B | – | – | – | Yes | – |
Syphilis | – | – | – | Yes | – |
1st antenatal care visit | Yes | – | – | Yes | – |
Amount of ANC visits | – | – | Yes | – | – |
1st ultrasound | Yes | – | – | – | – |
Hemoglobin level | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes |
Blood type and rhesus | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
Induction of labor | Yes | – | – | – | – |
Augmentation of labor | Yes | – | – | – | – |
Duration 3rd stage of labor | Yes | – | – | – | – |
Active 3rd stage of labor | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |