Table 1 Maternal and perinatal outcome indicators
Outcome | Measure | Indicator (per month) |
|---|---|---|
Workload | Staff attendance | Man-hours available |
Deliveries on labour ward | Total deliveries | |
Caesarean section rate | Total number of Caesarean sections | |
Percentage of deliveries by Caesarean section | ||
Antenatal care | Booking status of women delivering on labour ward | Percentage of deliveries with pregnancy booked at Mpilo |
Percentage of deliveries referred from other clinic/hospital | ||
Percentage of deliveries with unbooked pregnancy | ||
Maternal morbidity and mortality | Maternal mortality | Total number of maternal deaths |
Severe maternal morbidity | Percentage of deliveries complicated by post-partum haemorrhage), severe pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, or uterine rupture | |
Perinatal morbidity and mortality | Stillbirth | Stillbirth rate (per 1000 deliveries) |
Neonatal morbidity | Total number of early neonatal deaths | |
Special care baby unit (SCBU) admission rate |