1. What are the Staffing Levels and Maternal Outcomes? A Descriptive Study in Referral Hospitals in Java, Indonesia
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Ferry Efendi, Anna Kurniati, Susy Katikana Sebayang, Makhfudli Makhfudli, and Retnayu Pradanie
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medicine.medical_specialty ,030504 nursing ,Java ,Referral ,Descriptive statistics ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Staffing ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Standardized mortality ratio ,Family medicine ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Journal of Public Health ,Descriptive research ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Live birth ,computer ,computer.programming_language - Abstract
Adequate maternity staffs (obstetric/gynecologists, midwives, and nurses) at referral hospitals are crucial to manage obstetric complications and to improve maternal outcomes. This study aims to describe the staffing levels and maternal outcomes in selected referral public hospitals in Java region of Indonesia. The data of 8,396 deliveries with live birth and 522 maternity staffs were collected from six referral hospitals in Java, Indonesia. Descriptive statistics were employed to summarize the study subjects. The maternity staffing levels of the study hospitals were relatively sufficient, however, the maternal mortality ratio and the severe maternal outcome ratio are moderately high. Further studies are recommended to understand the effect of staffing and other possible factors on maternal outcome. © 2019, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.
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- 2019