From: Quality of Midwife-provided Intrapartum Care in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Variable | Hospital midwives | Health center midwives | Total | P-value*** |
---|---|---|---|---|
Job aids on normal labor and delivery (L &D) | 70 (75%) | 35 (61.4%) | 105(69.8%) | 0.079 |
Job aids on managing complications of L&D | 83 (89.3%) | 39 (68.4%) | 122(81.3%) | 0.001 |
Job aids for immediate postpartum care | 70 (75.3%) | 23 (40.4%) | 93(62.0%) | <0.001 |
Job aid for managing newborn problems | 88 (94.6%) | 42 (73.7%) | 130(86.7%) | <0.001 |
IP equipment and supplies | 76 (80.9%) | 40 (70.2%) | 116(76.5%) | 0.151 |
Medical equipment | 81 (87.1%) | 41 (71.9%) | 122(81.3%) | 0.021 |
Medical supplies | 87 (93.5%) | 54 (94.7%) | 141 (94%) | 0.766 |
Emergency medications | 87 (94.6%) | 41 (71.9%) | 128(85.2%) | <0.001 |
Records and forms | 88 (94.6%) | 57 (100.0) | 145(96.7%) | 0.075 |
Basic infrastructurea | 81 (73.6%) | 29 (26.4) %) | 110(73.3%) | 0. < 0.00 |
Encounter obstetric complications at least weekly | 64 (69.6%) | 23 (40.3%) | 87(58.4%) | <0.001 |
Technical update in the last 2Â years | 65 (69.9%) | 46 (80.7%) | 111(74.0%) | 0.141 |
Supportive supervision or coaching | 48 (51.6%) | 44 (77.2%) | 92(61.3%) | 0.002 |
Case discussion or seminarb | 60 (64.5%) | 26 (45.6%) | 86(57.3%) | 0.019 |
Maternal death review or clinical audit | 81 (87.1%) | 28 (49.1%) | 109(72.7%) | <0.001 |
Performance-based recognition or reward | 23 (24.7%) | 19 (33.3%) | 42(28.0%) | 0.290 |