Table 1.
Characteristics of the 19 maternity hospitals located in Northeast Brazil capitals and included in the study in 2007
| HOSPITALS | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| ICU exclusive for neonates | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| 24-hour laboratory | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Micromethods for blood exams | + | + | -- | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | -- | + | + | -- | + | + |
| Blood gas analysis in the NICU | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + |
| Bedside X-ray | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + |
| Bedside ultrasonography | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | + | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | + | + | -- |
| Bedside echocardiography | + | -- | -- | + | -- | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Parenteral nutrition available | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Milk bank | + | + | -- | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Reference for high-risk gestation | -- | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Accredited as a safe maternity* | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | -- | -- | + | + | + | -- | + | -- | + | + | -- | -- |
| Pediatricians in the delivery room | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + |
| Written guidelines for antenatal steroids | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | -- | -- |
| Bioethical committee | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- |
| Hospital infection control committee | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Maternal & neonatal deaths committee | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- |
| Medical residence in Obstetrics | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + |
| Medical residence in Pediatrics | + | + | + | -- | -- | + | + | + | -- | + | -- | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + |
| Regular clinical staff meetings | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + |
| Neonatal resuscitation training | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Professional qualification training | -- | + | -- | + | + | + | -- | -- | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + |
| Neonatal humanized care training | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | -- | + | + | -- | + | + | + | + | + | -- | -- | + |
| Weighted score (%)** | 71.8 | 68.2 | 37.5 | 87.7 | 54.2 | 100 | 68.2 | 67.5 | 56.9 | 80.8 | 48.0 | 72.6 | 67.8 | 61.7 | 76.0 | 61.3 | 69.2 | 59.5 | 57.4 |
| Hospital level | L1 | L1 | L2 | L1 | L2 | L1 | L1 | L1 | L2 | L1 | L2 | L1 | L1 | L1 | L1 | L1 | L1 | L2 | L2 |
*Accreditation attributed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health; **percentage of present variables for each hospital, according to the weighted score; Level 1 or 2 maternity according to the weighted score, being Level 1 those with better infra-structure.