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Table 6 Maternity unit workers' provision of "Safe Motherhood" services in the 3 months preceding the study

From: New paradigm old thinking: the case for emergency obstetric care in the prevention of maternal mortality in Nigeria

Types of Safe Motherhood services offered

Doctors (n = 21)

Freq (%)

Nurses (n = 57)

Freq (%)

*CHEWs (n = 74)

Freq (%)

Total (n = 152)

Freq (%)

No *EmoC

3 (14.3)

32 (56.2)

59 (79.7)

94 (61.8)

Basic EmOC

2 (9.5)

17 (29.8)

15 (20.3)

34 (22.4)

Comprehensive EmOC

16 (76.2)

8 (14.0)

0 (0)

24 (15.8)

Post-abortal Care

18 (85.7)

31 (54.4)

1 (1.4)

50 (32.9)

Postpartum Family Planning

20 (95.2)

42 (73.7)

62 (83.8)

124 (81.6)

  1. *CHEWs = Community Health Extension Workers
  2. **EmOC = Emergency Obstetric Care