Table 4 Classification of the indicators selected in the review (n = 87)
From: Indicators for monitoring maternal and neonatal quality care: a systematic review
Measurement object | Continuum of care | Level of care | Application-level | Country’s income | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pregnancy | Childbirth | Puerperium | Newborna | Otherb | Primary care | Hospital care | Both | Care unit | Health facility | Supra-institutional | Middle and low | High | All | ||
Process (31, 35.6%) | |||||||||||||||
Preventive activities | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | – | – | 9 | 3 | – | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Diagnostic and/or screening | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
Treatment activities | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | 8 |
Other maternal and childcare processes | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 9 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Outcome (56, 64.4%) | |||||||||||||||
Maternal mortality | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
Child mortality | – | 1 | – | 6 | 8 | – | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Maternal morbidity | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Child morbidity | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
Safety in the care of the mother | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Safety in child care | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
Other health outcomes | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Total (%) | 8 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 15 | 42 | 30 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 87 |
% of indicators reviewed | 2.7 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 6.0 |