Table 4.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) indicators as applied to national and regional levels, Norway, 2000 and 2009. Data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway on deliveries ≥22 weeks of gestation or birth weight ≥500 g. Population data from Statistics Norway
| Regions | Population | EmOC* estimated need** | EmOC number (coverage) (%) | Basic OC*** | Deliveries (n) | Outside EmOC**** n (%) | Caesarean sections n (%) | Maternal morbidity***** n (%) | Perinatal mortality****** n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |||||||||
| Norway | 4 478 497 | 45 | 47 (100) | 12 | 58 632 | 1068 (1.8) | 7653 (13.1) | 988 (1.7) | 124 (2.1) |
| Eastern | 1 592 540 | 16 | 11 (69) | 1 | 20 786 | 229 (1.1) | 3032 (14.6) | 341 (1.6) | 47 (2.2) |
| Southern | 872 493 | 9 | 8 (89) | 2 | 10 480 | 130 (1.2) | 1354 (12.9) | 189 (1.8) | 22 (2.1) |
| Western | 916 018 | 9 | 9 (100) | 0 | 13 078 | 70 (0.5) | 1381 (10.6) | 194 (1.5) | 29 (2.2) |
| Central | 633 118 | 6 | 8 (100) | 2 | 8172 | 144 (1.8) | 1050 (12.8) | 143 (1.8) | 9 (1.1) |
| Northern | 464 328 | 5 | 11 (100) | 7 | 6013 | 495 (8.2) | 825 (14.6) | 119 (2.0) | 16 (2.6) |
| 2009 | |||||||||
| Norway | 4 852 197 | 49 | 41 (83) | 10 | 61 895 | 1289 (2.1) | 10 154 (16.4) | 1331 (2.2) | 99 (1.6) |
| Eastern | 1 770 946 | 18 | 9 (50) | 2 | 23 642 | 299 (1.3) | 4286 (18.1) | 507 (2.1) | 37 (1.5) |
| Southern | 936 066 | 10 | 8 (80) | 0 | 10 682 | 84 (0.8) | 1863 (17.4) | 299 (2.8) | 21 (1.9) |
| Western | 1 006 202 | 10 | 7 (70) | 2 | 13 822 | 254 (1.8) | 1760 (12.7) | 225 (1.6) | 20 (1.4) |
| Central | 673 364 | 7 | 8 (100) | 0 | 8272 | 78 (0.9) | 1376 (16.6) | 152 (1.8) | 11 (1.3) |
| Northern | 465 619 | 5 | 9 (100) | 6 | 5443 | 574 (10.6) | 862 (15.8) | 147 (2.7) | 7 (1.3) |
Emergency obstetric care defined by the provision of all nine WHO signal functions.
Five institutions per 500 000.
Basic obstetric care defined as care for normal, uncomplicated deliveries.
Deliveries at basic obstetric care institutions, unplanned deliveries outside institution and planned home deliveries.
Maternal morbidity included the following: maternal intensive care, eclampsia, puerperal sepsis and sepsis during delivery, thromboembolism and haemorrhage ≥1500 ml or blood transfusion.
Intrapartum death and neonatal death before 24 hours per 1000 births (both live and stillborn).