Labour progress monitoring and management of second and third stages of labour at mentored and non-mentored PHCs
N | Control | N | Mentored: <3 months | N | Mentored: 1+year | P value | |
Contractions assessed by placing hand on woman’s abdomen for 10 min | 80 | 0.0 | 319 | 3.4 | 414 | 0.0 | 0.0941 |
Pulse assessed | 80 | 0.1 | 319 | 6.3 | 414 | 2.9 | 0.0032 |
Temperature assessed | 80 | 0.0 | 319 | 0.6 | 414 | 0.2 | 0.5942 |
Blood pressure assessed | 80 | 9.6 | 319 | 10.7 | 414 | 5.8 | 0.1056 |
Support provided to perineum during delivery of head | 80 | 40.0 | 319 | 60.2 | 414 | 49.2 | 0.0450 |
Checked for presence of second twin | 80 | 7.5 | 319 | 7.2 | 414 | 1.5 | 0.0205 |
Uterotonic administered within 1 min of birth | 80 | 6.5 | 319 | 43.9 | 414 | 41.4 | 0.0001 |
Uterotonic administered within 3 min of birth | 80 | 31.9 | 319 | 76.2 | 414 | 72.9 | <0.001 |
Fundal pressure was not applied during labour | 80 | 54.6 | 319 | 80.9 | 414 | 84.8 | 0.0001 |
PMC, primary healthcare centre.