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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Apr;85(1):74–80. doi: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00311-4

Table 3.

Prelabor ward caseload observed

Shift Number of patients Maximum number of patients/bed per shift Number of empty beds Beds serving three or more women per shift (%)
08.00–16.00 37 4 None 44
16.00–00.00 31 5 None 24
00.00–08.00 24 4 1 11

Average caseload = doctor:patient = 1:8.