Assessment of Midwife Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors towards Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor at Governmental Health Institutions in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2018

Table 3

Knowledge of midwives towards active management of the third stage of labor in governmental health institutions in the Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Response options	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Essential components	(i) Administer uterotonic drugs	34	12.2
	(ii) Apply CCT	6	2.2
	(iii) Uterine massage	8	2.9
	(iv) All	230	82.7
Role immediately after delivery of the 1^st baby	(i) Administer uterotonic drugs	91	32.7
	(ii) Check the presence of another baby	170	61.2
	(iii) Uterine massage	17	6.1
Recommended dose of oxytocin for active management of third stage of labor	(i) 0.5 mg	14	5
	(ii) 10 IU	246	88.5
	(iii) 10 mg	10	3.6
	(iv) 0.5 IU	8	2.9
Recommended route of oxytocin for management of AMTSL	(i) IV	33	11.9
	(ii) IM	245	88.1
Time of administration of oxytocin for active management of third stage of labor	(i) After delivery of anterior shoulder of baby	6	2.2
	(ii) Within one minute of delivery	246	88.5
	(iii) Within 3 minutes of delivery	14	5
	(iv) More than 3 minutes	12	4.3
How often you perform uterine massage	(i) Every 10 minutes for the 1^st 2 hrs	62	22.3
	(ii) Every 15 minutes for the 1^st 2 hrs	179	64.4
	(iii) Every 30 minutes for the 1^st 2 hrs	31	11.2
	(iv) Every 1 hr for the 1^st 2 hrs	6	2.2