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Table 2 Mothers who sought care in HCs during labour and delivery, referrals to hospitals for obstetric complications and for term PROM and skilled providers for the caseloads at each HC in 2012, Addis Ababa

From: High proportions of obstetric referrals in Addis Ababa: the case of term premature rupture of membranes

HC

Number of mothers who sought care during labour

Number (proportion) of overall obstetric referrals

Number (proportion) of PROM referrals

Number of full time skilled providers actual (expected)a

A

733

173 (23.6 %)

78 (45.1 %)

6 (3.4)

B

570

234 (41.1 %)

60 (25.6 %)

6 (2.1)

C

564

184 (32.6 %)

28 (15.2 %)

8 (2.3)

D

651

248 (38.1 %)

69 (27.8 %)

5 (2.4)

E

1752

493 (28.1 %)

117 (23.7 %)

5 (7.6)

F

1261

365 (28.9 %)

44 (12.1 %)

10 (5.4)

G

730

187 (25.6 %)

27 (14.4 %)

9 (3.3)

H

1770

457 (25.8 %)

98 (21.4 %)

12 (7.9)

I

725

372 (51.3 %)

25 (6.7 %)

6 (2.1)

J

584

107 (18.3 %)

11 (10.1 %)

5 (2.9)

Total

9340

2828 (30.3 %)

557 (19.7 %)

72 (39)

  1. aExpected number of skilled providers for the case loads were calculated based on six skilled providers for 1000 births per year, a standard set in the State of the World’s Midwifery, 2011 report