Table 1 Characteristics and names of study hospitals, 2021 data
Characteristics | Hospitals (Geographical location in Tehran/ name) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North/ Taleghani | South/ Mahdieh | East/ Arash | West/ Hazrat Rasoul Akram | Center/ Valiasr | |
Health outcomes | |||||
 Total births | 641 | 5630 | 5332 | 347 | 2140 |
 Number of vaginal births | 277 | 2533 | 1894 | 105 | 454 |
 Number of caesarean births | 364 | 3097 | 3438 | 242 | 1686 |
 Number of live births | 655 | 5696 | 5430 | 359 | 2208 |
 Stillbirths | 2 | 111 | 77 | 6 | 45 |
 Maternal deaths | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
Staffing | |||||
 Number of obstetricians | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
 Number of midwives | 18 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 39 |
 Number of residents | 15 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 31 |
Capacity | |||||
 Number of labour and delivery room | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
 Number of beds in labour and delivery rooms | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
 Designated waiting room for family members or companions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |