From: Caesarean section audit to improve quality of care in a rural referral hospital in Tanzania
Delivery indicators | Retrospective block n (%) | Prospective block 1 n (%) | Prospective block 2 n (%) | Total n (%) | Chi-square test for differences in mode of delivery across the blocks |
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Audit period in days | 51 | 39 | 89 | 179 | |
Total deliveries | 415 (100) | 429 (100) | 1024 (100) | 1868 (100) | |
Vaginal deliveries | 315 (75.9) | 322 (75.1) | 784 (76.6) | 1421 (76.1) | p = 0.83 (χ2=0.4) |
Caesarean sections | 84 (20.2) | 97 (22.6) | 222 (21.7) | 403 (21.6) | p = 0.70 (χ2=0.7) |
Vacuum deliveries | 16 (3.9) | 10 (2.3) | 18 (1.8) | 44 (2.4) | p = 0.06 (χ2=5.7) |
Caesarean sections analysed | 70 (83.3) | 96 (99.0) | 168 (75.7) | 334 (82.9) | |
Decision-to-delivery interval for emergency CS in minutes; median (range) | 75 (15-340) | 60 (15-390) | 95 (10-365) | 83 (10-390) |