Table 1 Availability of medicines, supplies and equipment for intrapartum and newborn care (n = 24 facilities)
From: Quality of maternal and newborn health care at private hospitals in Iraq: a cross-sectional study
Routine intrapartum and newborn care | |||
Availability in or near the delivery room | Availability in or near the operating theater | ||
Item | % (n) | Item | % (n) |
Digital or manual BP apparatus | 96% (23) | Operating table and light | 100% (24) |
Stethoscope | 88% (21) | Anesthesia machine | 100% (24) |
Sonic aid (Fetal stethoscope/ pinard) | 71% (17)a | Uninterrupted oxygen source with regulator and pulse oximeter | 100% (24) |
Cardiotocography (CTG) | 71% (17) | Ketamine | 100% (24) |
Oxytocin | 96% (23) | Oxytocin | 100% (24) |
Misoprostol | 88% (21) | Misoprostol | 96% (23) |
Newborn size self-inflating bag | 92% (22) | Newborn size self-inflating bag | 96% (23) |
Newborn mask size 0 | 75% (18) | Newborn mask size 0 | 83% (20) |
Newborn mask size 1 | 92% (22) | Newborn mask size 1 | 100% (24) |
Newborn scale | 92% (22) | ||
Vitamin K | 92% (22) | ||
Care for small and sick newborns | |||
Level 2b | |||
Sterile feeding syringes | 79% (19) | ||
Measurement and feeding cups | 63% (15) | ||
Breast pump | 58% (14) | ||
Radiant warmer and accessories | 92% (22) | ||
Incubator | 96% (23) | ||
Infusion pump with newborn-sized accessories | 88% (21) | ||
Uninterrupted oxygen supply with regulator | 96% (23) | ||
CPAP and accessories | 92% (22) | ||
Phototherapy equipment and accessories | 96% (23) | ||
Diazepam | 75% (18) | ||
Epinephrine | 79% (19) | ||
Phenobarbital sodium | 88% (21) | ||
Injectable antibiotic (e.g., ceftriaxone, benzylpenicillin, gentamicin) | 92% (22) | ||
Caffeine citrate | 79% (19) | ||
Glucose hyper | 96% (23) | ||
Corticosteroid (dexamethasone, betamethasone) | 92% (22) | ||
Level 3b | |||
Mechanical ventilation equipment & accessories | 54% (13) | ||
Surfactant doses | 25% (6) | ||