Table 2.
Cadre of staff, women and equipment available per shift
| Type of shift | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Evening | Night | ||
| Number of birth attendants per hour | 5.9(1.35) | 4.0(1.2) | 3.4(0.82) | 0.001* |
| Nurse-midwives | 2.6(0.70) | 2.2(0.55) | 2.2(0.44) | 0.36 |
| Resident doctors | 1.4(0.60) | 1.0(0.64) | 0.8(0.4) | 0.18 |
| Intern doctors | 1.2(0.68) | 0.6(0.48) | 0.4(0.46) | 0.02* |
| Seniors (doctor) | 0.8(0.63) | 0.2(0.26) | 0.0(0.07) | 0.002* |
| Foetal heart rate devices per shift | 7.8(1.83) | 6.8(1.69) | 7(1.55) | 0.37 |
| Pinard stethoscope | 2.2(1.0) | 2.7(0.68) | 2.5(0.84) | 0.47 |
| DeLee stethoscope | 2.7(1.0) | 1.8(0.79) | 2.3(1.2) | 0.25 |
| Hand-held Doppler | 1.1(1.05) | 0.5(1.3) | 0.2(0.41) | 0.23 |
| Mobile Ultrasound | 2.0(0.0) | 1.8(0.42) | 2.0(0.0) | 0.22 |
| Labouring women per hour | 9.0(2.92) | 9.3(2.31) | 8.6(2.25) | 0.89 |
Values are given as mean (standard deviation)
*Significant level at 0.05: there were less senior doctors in the evening and night, and less intern doctors at night compared to morning shifts