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Table 1 Perinatal Care measure results

From: Quality in perinatal care: applying performance measurement using joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations indicators in Italy

JCAHO-PC indicator (a)

N (%)

Goal % [Ref.]

PC-01: Elective delivery (297)

82 (27.6)

0 [11]

PC-02: Cesarean section (904)

235 (26)

≤ 23.9 [13]

PC-03: Antenatal steroids (31)

27 (87.1)

100 [14]

PC-04: Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in newborns (473)

2 (0.4)

0 [15]

PC-05: Exclusive breast milk feeding (1687)

1367 (81)

≥ 75 [16]

  1. aIn brackets are indicated eligible patients for each indicator