ISSN: 2167-0420
Ataklti Negasi
Ethiopia
Research Article
Criteria Based Clinical Audit of Cesarean Section in a General Hospital in West Tigray, Ethiopia
Author(s): Solomon Gebre*, Ataklti Negasi and Assefa Hailu
Solomon Gebre*, Ataklti Negasi and Assefa Hailu
Improving the quality of obstetric care is an urgent priority in low income countries, where maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality remain high. Clinical audit is a tool to improve quality of care. Specifically clinical audit in MNCH is a tool to reduce maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Cesarean section is among “five auditable’’ MNCH scenarios according 2012 women lung foundation. This study is a one year retrospective cross-sectional study among 99 women who delivered by cesarean section from July 2016-June 2017 in Mearg general hospital in West Tigray, Ethiopia. The aim of this survey was to investigate cesarean section rate (CSR) and indications of cesarean section to improve quality of obstetric care by reducing unnecessary cesarean sections. In the study period 99 women delivered by cesarean section among 749 institutional deliveries which.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000410