Table 1.
Who is independently performing the signal functions for basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care in the Countdown countries?
| PERCENT OF COUNTRIES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | Midwives | Nurse-midwives | Nurses | Others | Doctors only | |
| Administer injection magnesium sulphate for severe preeclampsia and eclampsia | 100% | 77% | 90% | 75% | 57% | 3% |
| Administer oxytocin for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage | 100% | 77% | 94% | 76% | 57% | 3% |
| Administer injectable antibiotics for sepsis in mother | 100% | 77% | 94% | 86% | 62% | 3% |
| Perform manual removal of placenta | 100% | 69% | 63% | 31% | 55% | 20% |
| Perform manual vacuum aspiration of products of conception | 100% | 52% | 53% | 32% | 57% | 30% |
| Prescribe oxytocin for induction/augmentation of labour | 97% | 52% | 46% | 22% | 44% | 30% |
| Ventilation of depressed newborn with self-inflating bag and mask | 100% | 33% | 29% | 11% | 52% | 37% |
| Perform Caesarean section | 100% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 48% | 50% |
Source: WHO data 2010 (N = 32 Countdown countries).