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Table 1 List of items removed and added to the original WHO SCC in the development of the modified, Ethiopian version checklist

From: Implementing a modified World Health Organization safe childbirth checklist in health centers of Ethiopia: a pre and post intervention study

Pause points (PP)

Items removed

Items added

PP-1

“Quick check performed?”

“Antiretroviral medicine?”

PP-2

“Antiretroviral medicine?”

PP-3

“Is mother bleeding abnormally?”

“Does the mother need to start,

Antibiotics?

Magnesium sulfate and antihypertensive?”

Components of essential newborn care.

List of both maternal and newborn danger signs.

PP-4

“Confirm stay at facility for 24 h after delivery”

“Is mother’s blood pressure normal?”

“Is baby feeding well?”

“Refer mother to three postnatal visits (6–24 h, 3 days, 7 days) and an immunization visit at 6 weeks.”