Table 2 Proportion of cases of obstetric complications (n = 9555) with identifiable sub-standard care/delays in the Brazilian network for surveillance of severe maternal morbidity study

User factors ^a

Delay in seeking health services^a

Refuse to treatment^a

Unsafe abortion^a

Health Service Accessibility ^b

Difficulty in gaining access to antenatal care^c

Difficulties or problems with transportation city/hospital^c

Absent or inadequate antenatal care^a

Geographical difficulty in gaining access to health service^a

Quality of medical care ^d

Absence of blood products^c

Lack of medication: magnesium sulphate, antibiotics, vasoactive drugs, uterotonics^c

Difficulty in communicating between hospital and regulatory centre^c

Lack of trained staff^c

Difficulty in monitoring^c

Delay in case referral/transfer^e

Delay in diagnosis^e

Delay in starting treatment^e

Improper patient management^e

Any delay ^f