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Table 2 Clinical processes of care and health outcomes collected on Maternal and Newborn Health Registry forms, 2019

From: Looking beyond the numbers: quality assurance procedures in the Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research Maternal Newborn Health Registry

Pregnancy

Delivery

Postpartum and neonatal

Outcomes

Ectopic pregnancy

Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion

Induced abortion

Abortive related outcome

Malaria

Syphilis

Hypertensive disease/preeclampsia/eclampsiaa

Fetal or vaginal odor

Other maternal infection

Processes of care

Dilation and curetage or suction

Outcomes

Transverse lie

Oblique lie

Breech lie

Severe antepartum hemorrhagea

Obstructed/prolonged labor, failure to progress

Obstetric fistula

Severe postpartum hemorrhagea

Severe infection

Acute inversion of the uterus

Maternal deatha

Signs of maceration

Stroke/loss of consciousness/paralysis

Stillbirtha

Birth trauma/difficult delivery

Cord complication

Major malformation at birth

Processes of care

Unplanned hospitalization

Antibiotics

Corticosteroids

Oxytocin

Misoprostol

Magnesium Sulphate

Induction of labor

Episiotomy

Blood transfusion

Hysterectomy

Forceps/vacuum extraction delivery

Outcomes

Congenital anomalies

Abdominal wall defect

Neural tube defect

Breathing difficulties

Prematurity

Breathed weekly or did not cry at birth

Fits/seizures of the neonate fever or low temperature chest X ray or clinical finding of pneumonia

Pus draining from umbilical stump

Asphyxia (neonate)

Sepsis (neonate)

Accident/assault/trauma/suicide

Diabetes

Severe anemia

Severe jaundice

Infection

Seizures

Signs of fetal distress

Processes of care

Required resuscitation at birth

Continued positive airway pressure

Oxygen

Mechanical ventilation

Medicinal eye care

Medicinal cord care

  1. aCommon to more than one period