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Table 2 Main outcome measures of the study with the newly modified version of WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist in both settings

From: Experience with a context-specific modified WHO safe childbirth checklist at two tertiary care settings in Sri Lanka

Hospital

Average annual births

Number of births during study period

Number of deliveries in which mSCC had been used

Adoption rate, %

Total number of staff

Response rate, %

Mean (95% CI) adherence to Checklist practices, %

DSHW

4000

606

329

54.3

74

40.5

52.7 (44.1–58.5)

THMG

9000

814

153

18.8

90

40.0

32.2 (24.5–39.1)

  1. Adoption rate: Percentage of deliveries where modified Checklist was used, Response rate: Percentage of staff members responded to the questionnaire, Adherence: Mean percentage of checklist items checked out of total, DSHW De Soysa Hospital for Women, THMG Teaching Hospital Mahamodara Galle, mSCC Modified Safe Childbirth Checklist, CI Confidence Interval