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Table 5 ICHOM Pregnancy and Childbirth Standard Set mapped to Australian national maternity strategy values

From: An exploration of potential output measures to assess efficiency and productivity for labour and birth in Australia

Measure

Demographic

Process measures

Outcomes

Cost Adjustment

Safety

Respect

Choice

Access

Maternal death

  

X

    

Still birth

  

X

    

Neonatal death

  

X

    

Maternal need for intensive care

  

X

    

Maternal length of stay

 

X

     

Late maternal complication

  

X

    

Transfusion

 

X

     

Spontaneous pre-term birth

 

X

     

Iatrogenic pre-term birth

 

X

     

Oxygen dependence

  

X

    

Neonate length of stay

 

X

     

Birth injury

  

X

    

Health related quality of life

       

Incontinence

  

X

    

Pain with intercourse

  

X

    

Success with breastfeeding

    

X

  

Confidence with breastfeeding

   

X

X

  

Mother-infant attachment

   

X

   

Confidence with role as a mother

   

X

   

Postpartum depression

       

Satisfaction with the results of care

   

X

X

  

Confidence as an active participant in healthcare decisions

   

X

   

Confidence in healthcare providers

   

X

   

Birth experience

   

X