Table 2. Medication, services offered and birth practices at baseline in the 24 participant facilities.
| Variables | Baseline | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control n = 12 | Treatment n = 12 | p-valuea | |
| Facility Medications | % | % | |
| Oxytocin | 100 | 92 | 0.349 |
| Misoprostol | 50 | 25 | 0.285 |
| Antibiotics (ampiciline) | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| Antihypertensive (hidralazine) | 83 | 100 | 0.175 |
| Magnesium Sulfate | 83 | 82 | 0.937 |
| Servicesb | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Labor and Delivery Room | 1.1 (0.29) | 1.3 (0.45) | 0.175 |
| Operating Rooms | 1.3 (0.45) | 1.2 (0.39) | 0.594 |
| Births | 573.1 (386.0) | 474.5 (198.3) | 0.477 |
| Cesareans | 263.1 (232.0) | 235.5 (125.4) | 0.743 |
| Abortions | 88.0 (63.9) | 66.1 (36.7) | 0.242 |
| Curettage | 96.9 (75.0) | 71.4 (56.5) | 0.338 |
| Obstetric hemorrhage | 8.2 (10.1) | 19.3 (32.1) | 0.341 |
| Hysterectomy | 3.9 (4.0) | 2.2 (2.1) | 0.164 |
| Delivery Practices at baselinec | n = 88 (%) | n = 58 (%) | p-valuec |
| Complete Active Management of the 3rd Stage of Labor (AMTSL)d | 17.0 | 18.2 | 0.927 |
| First Step of AMTSL | 27.3 | 32.1 | 0.747 |
| Skin-to-Skin Contact (SSC) | 6.80 | 11.3 | 0.579 |
| Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping (DCC) | 14.92 | 11.9 | 0.714 |
| Episiotomy | 64.3 | 65.4 | 0.911 |
| Fundal Pressure (Kristeller maneuver) | 20.0 | 13.4 | 0.370 |
| Uterine Sweeping | 80.6 | 85.2 | 0.635 |
a Bivariate comparisons performed by linear regression models with clustering at the matched pair level and robust standard errors.
b Data collection in this section considering 3 previous months.
c Bivariate comparisons performed by logistic regression models with robust standard errors and clustering at the hospital level.
d AMTSL consisting of 3 steps: applying 10 units of oxytocin in the 1st minute after the birth, traction and counter-traction of the umbilical cord and uterine massage immediately after the birth of the placenta.