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Table 4 Effect of intervention on individual incorrect practices, across all hospitals

From: Adherence to evidence based care practices for childbirth before and after a quality improvement intervention in health facilities of Rajasthan, India

Practice

Baseline

End-line

P value

Shaving of pubic hair

23%

2%

0.002

Routine enema

18%

2%

0.0078

Dorsal position for delivery

100%

93%

0.25

Augmentation of labour

93%

45%

0

Episiotomy for primis

77%

45%

0.0003

Fundal pressure

48%

14%

0.0003

Vaginal packing

48%

18%

0.0169

Routine suction of all newborn

75%

34%

0.0005

  1. Bold text reflects the statistically significant differences.