Quality of maternal and newborn healthcare services in two public hospitals of Bangladesh: identifying gaps and provisions for improvement

Table 1 Number of cases observed in DH and MCWC by number of components and activities of various MNH service

Maternal and newborn services	Number of cases observed		Number of components per service	Number of maximum activities per service
Maternal and newborn services	DH	MCWC	Number of components per service	Number of maximum activities per service
Antenatal care	36	36	8	81
Postnatal care	20	18	11	103
Normal vaginal delivery	20	20	16	253
Caesarean section	15	14	15	152
Management of maternal complications	15	–	11	54-71^a
Blood transfusion	10	–	4	24
Sick newborn care	14	–	5	14-20^b
Prevention of infection	5	5	19	156

DH District hospital, MCWC Mother and child welfare centre;
^aNumber of activities varied as per type of maternal complications managed, which were incomplete abortion, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and postpartum hemorrhage;
^bNumber of activities varied as per type of neonatal condition managed, which were preterm/low-birth-weight neonates, neonatal sepsis, and neonatal jaundice

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