Dimension | Criteria |
---|---|
History taking | · Condition of the mother at arrival |
· Number of prenatal examinations | |
· Age | |
· Gravidity | |
· Parity | |
Clinical examination at admission | · Uterine height |
· Pulse | |
· Blood Pressure | |
· Temperature | |
· Foetal presentation | |
· Foetal heart beat | |
· Membranes/amniotic fluid | |
· Cervical dilation | |
Laboratory analyses | · Blood type |
· Rhesus factor | |
· HIV test | |
· Syphilis test | |
Monitoring during birth | · Name of person who assisted the birth |
· Qualification of the birth attendant | |
· Time of placental expulsion | |
· Oxytocin given | |
· Time of birth given | |
Postpartum monitoring | · Follow-up examination |
· Exit examination | |
· Date of exit | |
· Condition of the infant at birth | |
Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (specific to women with this diagnosis only) | · Anticonvulsant administered |
· Blood pressure recorded every four hours after birth | |
· Urinary output measured at least once in 24 hours | |
· Test of bleeding time | |
· Test of coagulation rate | |
· Platelet count | |
· Albumin test | |
Post-partum haemorrhage (specific to women with this diagnosis only) | · Pulse and blood pressure every 15 minutes for 2 hours after diagnosis |
· Injection of oxytocin or egometrine | |
· Intravenous oxytocin perfusion | |
· Placenta expulsed | |
· Test of bleeding time | |
· Test of coagulation rate | |
· Platelet count |