Knowledge on intrapartum care practices among skilled birth attendants in Cambodia—a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Contents of the questionnaires to measure knowledge on intrapartum care

I. Knowledge on monitoring items (10 items)
Category	Expected answer
Progress of labour	Cervical dilatation
	Uterine contraction
	Foetal head descent
Foetal condition	Foetal heart rate (FHR)
	Amniotic fluid
	Moulding of foetal head
Maternal condition	Pulse
	Blood pressure
	Body temperature
	Urine volume

II-1. Knowledge on criteria for diagnosis or normal range of the items (9 items)
Category	Question	Expected answer
Progress of labour	Beginning of active phase in the 1st stage	From 3 cm of dilatation of uterine cervix
	End of 1st stage; or beginning of 2nd stage	At full dilatation of uterine cervix
	End of 2nd stage; or beginning of 3rd stage	At expulsion of baby
	End 3rd stage; or beginning of 4th stage	At expulsion of placenta
	End of 4th stage	2 h after delivery
Foetal condition	Upper normal limit of FHR	160 beats per minutes
Foetal condition	Lower normal limit of FHR	120 beats per minutes
Maternal condition	Diagnosis of hypertension	Systolic blood pressure 140 mm Hg or more; or Diastolic blood pressure 90 mm Hg or more
Maternal condition	Abnormal amount of PPH	500 ml or more

II-2. Knowledge on recommended interval of monitoring (7 items)
Category	Question	Expected answer
Progress of labour	Cervical dilatation, 1st stage	Every 4 h
Progress of labour	Uterine contraction, 1st stage	Every 30 min
Foetal condition	FHR, 1st stage	Every 30 min
Foetal condition	FHR, 2nd stage	Every 5 min
Maternal condition	Pulse	Every 1 h
Maternal condition	Blood pressure	Every 1 h

ISSN: 1742-4755